diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/statelite.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/statelite.pm
index a00897979..50d48a658 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/statelite.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/statelite.pm
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ sub process_request {
     # now stick the rc file in:
     # this is actually a pre-rc file because it gets run before the node boots up all the way.
     $verbose && $callback->({info => ["put the statelite rc file to $rootimg_dir/etc/init.d/"]});
-    if ($osver =~ m/^rh/ and $arch eq "ppc64") {
+    if ($osver =~ m/^rh[a-zA-Z]*5/ and $arch eq "ppc64") { # special case for redhat5.x on PPC64
         system("cp -a $::XCATROOT/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite.ppc.redhat $rootimg_dir/etc/init.d/statelite");
     }else {
         system("cp -a $::XCATROOT/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite $rootimg_dir/etc/init.d/statelite");