diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
index 4681c7b9d..2f208b3a5 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
@@ -4230,8 +4230,8 @@ sub parse_and_run_dcp
           /.../file1 /..../filex  -> /...../dir1
 
        rsync command format
-	   /usr/bin/rsync -Lupotz  /etc/services  $pathtoimage/etc/services 
-	   /usr/bin/rsync -Lupotz  /tmp/lissa/file1 /tmp/lissa/file $pathtoimage/tmp/lissa
+	   /usr/bin/rsync -Lpotz  /etc/services  $pathtoimage/etc/services 
+	   /usr/bin/rsync -Lpotz  /tmp/lissa/file1 /tmp/lissa/file $pathtoimage/tmp/lissa
 
         Arguments:
 		  Input:
@@ -4307,16 +4307,16 @@ sub rsync_to_image
             {
                 if (-e ("/usr/bin/rsync"))
                 {
-                    $synccmd = "/usr/bin/rsync -Lupotz ";
+                    $synccmd = "/usr/bin/rsync -Lpotz ";
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    $synccmd = "/usr/local/bin/rsync -Lupotz ";
+                    $synccmd = "/usr/local/bin/rsync -Lpotz ";
                 }
             }
             else    # linux
             {
-                $synccmd = "/usr/bin/rsync -Lupotz ";
+                $synccmd = "/usr/bin/rsync -Lpotz ";
             }
             my $syncopt = "";
             foreach my $srcfile (@srcfiles)
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm
index d2a0a6d8b..15bf0d5ec 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ sub remote_copy_command
             $sync_opt = '--rsync-path /usr/bin/rsync ';
         }
 
-        $sync_opt .= '-Lupotz ';
+        $sync_opt .= '-Lpotz ';
         $sync_opt .= $$config{'options'};
         if ($::SYNCSN == 1)
         {    # syncing service node