diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/hardeths b/xCAT/postscripts/hardeths
index 3c72f3dd0..caa0b63cb 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/hardeths
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/hardeths
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PREFIXMASK#!/bin/sh 
+#!/bin/sh 
 # pmatch determines if 1st argument string is matched by 2nd argument pattern
 
 pmatch ()