diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup b/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
index b9743c963..588db7011 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
@@ -928,6 +928,15 @@ sub initmysqldb
         }
 
         $cmd = "$sqlcmd --user=mysql";
+        #on rhels7.7, /usr/bin/mysql_install_db requires /usr/libexec/resolveip, 
+        #but it's available at the /usr/bin/resolveip
+        if ($::linuxos == "rhels7.7") {
+            my $resolveip="/usr/libexec/resolveip";
+            if (!(-x ($resolveip))) {
+                my $linkcmd="ln -s /usr/bin/resolveip $resolveip";
+                xCAT::Utils->runcmd($linkcmd, 0);
+            }
+        }
     }
     xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
     if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)