diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/Postage.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/Postage.pm
index d5377e6ec..0755f5bfc 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/Postage.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/perl/xCAT/Postage.pm
@@ -518,6 +518,13 @@ sub makescript {
     ## kit and kitcomponent parameter.
     my $kitcomp_deployparams = getKitcompDeployParams($osimgname,\%image_hash);
 
+    # get mac address for the node
+    my $macaddress;
+    if( defined( $::GLOBAL_TAB_HASH{mac}) && defined( $::GLOBAL_TAB_HASH{mac}{$node}) ) {
+        my $macmac = $::GLOBAL_TAB_HASH{mac}{$node}{mac};
+        $macaddress = xCAT::Utils->parseMacTabEntry($macmac, $node);
+    }
+
   #ok, now do everything else..
   #$inc =~ s/#XCATVAR:([^#]+)#/envvar($1)/eg;
   #$inc =~ s/#ENV:([^#]+)#/envvar($1)/eg;
@@ -545,6 +552,8 @@ sub makescript {
   #$inc =~ s/#COMMAND:([^#]+)#/command($1)/eg;
   $inc =~ s/\$NTYPE/$nodetype/eg;
 
+  $inc =~ s/\$MACADDRESS/$macaddress/eg;
+
   # This line only is used to compatible with the old code
   $inc =~ s/#Subroutine:([^:]+)::([^:]+)::([^:]+):([^#]+)#/runsubroutine($1,$2,$3,$4)/eg;
 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/mypostscript/mypostscript.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/mypostscript/mypostscript.tmpl
index 74e9367bf..88a5bb8dc 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/mypostscript/mypostscript.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/mypostscript/mypostscript.tmpl
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ export UPDATENODE
 NTYPE=$NTYPE
 export NTYPE
 
-MACADDRESS=#TABLE:mac:$NODE:mac#
-export MACADDRESS
+MACMAC=#TABLE:mac:$NODE:mac#
+export MACMAC
 
+MACADDRESS=$MACADDRESS
+export MACADDRESS
 
 ## vlan related items. vlan may not be configured. 
 #VLAN_VARS_EXPORT#