diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
index 67edd1327..610bd7fa3 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ use IO::Socket;
 use IO::Handle;
 use IO::Select;
 use XML::Simple;
-if ($^O =~ /^linux/i) {
-	$XML::Simple::PREFERRED_PARSER='XML::Parser';
-}
+$XML::Simple::PREFERRED_PARSER='XML::Parser';
 use xCAT::Table;
 use xCAT::ExtTab;
 use Data::Dumper;