diff --git a/xCAT-client/xCAT-client.spec b/xCAT-client/xCAT-client.spec
index e574a0ecc..f8265a60e 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/xCAT-client.spec
+++ b/xCAT-client/xCAT-client.spec
@@ -228,6 +228,16 @@ echo "
 # xCAT Perl setup
 PERL5LIB=/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.2:/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.8.2/aix-thread-multi:/usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.8.2:/usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.8.2/aix-thread-multi " >>/etc/environment
 fi
+
+if ! egrep XCATROOT /etc/profile  > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+echo "
+# xCAT setup
+XCATROOT=$RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX0
+PATH=\$PATH:\$XCATROOT/bin:\$XCATROOT/sbin
+MANPATH=\$MANPATH:\$XCATROOT/share/man:
+export XCATROOT PATH MANPATH
+" >>/etc/profile
+fi
 %endif
 
 %preun