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 9c99d4cce..28f167923 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite
@@ -189,8 +189,12 @@ ProcessType () {
 			# you have to get rid of the /sysroot in the beginning 
 			# so that when the chroot happens the link is valid.	
 			LINK=`echo ${PERSISTENT}${2} | sed -e 's/^\/sysroot//'`
-			echo "ln -sf ${LINK} ${TMPFS}${2}" >>$LOG
-			ln -sf ${LINK} ${TMPFS}${2}	>>$LOG 2>&1
+
+			# whack of trailing / for persistent directories:
+			TARGET=`echo ${TMPFS}${2} |  sed -e 's/\/$//'`
+		
+			echo "ln -sf ${LINK} ${TARGET}" >>$LOG
+			ln -sf ${LINK} ${TARGET}	>>$LOG 2>&1
 			;;
 		ro)
 			# need to make sure directory exists: