diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite
index 12014d4b2..9414a94eb 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ ProcessType () {
 	
 	# every type has to have a base dir in tmpfs
 	if [ ! -d ${TMPFS}${PPATH} ] && [ ! -L ${TMPFS}${PPATH} ]; then
-		mkdir -p ${TMPFS}${PPATH}
+		/bin/mkdir -p ${TMPFS}${PPATH}
 		echo "mkdir -p ${TMPFS}${PPATH}" >>$LOG
 	fi	
 	
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite.ppc.redhat b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite.ppc.redhat
index b24f11cd1..ef2c27a96 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite.ppc.redhat
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite.ppc.redhat
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ ProcessType () {
 	
 	# every type has to have a base dir in tmpfs
 	if [ ! -d ${TMPFS}${PPATH} ] && [ ! -L ${TMPFS}${PPATH} ]; then
-		mkdir -p ${TMPFS}${PPATH}
+		/bin/mkdir -p ${TMPFS}${PPATH}
 		echo "mkdir -p ${TMPFS}${PPATH}" >>$LOG
 	fi