diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
index d0d23dd98..59c8a5f8b 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ if ($inet6support) {
         close($conn);
         next;
     }
-	my $tftpdir = "/tftpboot/";
+    my $tftpdir = xCAT::Utils->getTftpDir();
     eval {
       alarm(2);
       print $conn "ready\n";