diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/aixlitesetup b/xCAT/postscripts/aixlitesetup
index 117c853ea..52cf24cbe 100644
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/aixlitesetup
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/aixlitesetup
@@ -258,13 +258,14 @@ FindFile () {
 		# ex. /.statelite/mnt/10.2.0.200/etc/FScfg
         # ex. /.statelite/mnt/10.2.0.200/root/ssh/
 		if [ -e ${SRC} ]; then
-            PATHEND=`expr ${#path} - 1` # get the last char of the path
-            if [ ${path[${PATHEND}]} -ne '/' ] && [ -d ${SRC} ]; then
+            PATHEND=${#path}
+            CHAREND=`echo ${path} |cut -c${PATHEND}`
+            if [ ${CHAREND} -ne '/' ] && [ -d ${SRC} ]; then
                 FOUND=0
                 continue
             fi
 
-            if [ ${path[${PATHEND}]} -eq "/" ] && [ -f ${SRC} ]; then
+            if [ ${CHAREND} -eq "/" ] && [ -f ${SRC} ]; then
                 FOUND=0
                 continue
             fi