diff --git a/perl-xCAT-2.0/xCAT/GlobalDef.pm b/perl-xCAT-2.0/xCAT/GlobalDef.pm
index 654069377..3cc43f9b9 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT-2.0/xCAT/GlobalDef.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT-2.0/xCAT/GlobalDef.pm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This module contains all the global info for xCAT.
 
 # valid values for nodelist.nodetype column
 $::NODETYPE_OSI="osi"; 
-$::NODETYPE_LPA="lpar"; 
+$::NODETYPE_LPAR="lpar"; 
 $::NODETYPE_BPA="bpa"; 
 $::NODETYPE_FSP="fsp";