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 6d8a5db18..ae76900e2 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/netboot/add-on/statelite/rc.statelite
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ ProcessType () {
                 echo "rm -Rf ${TARGET}" >>$LOG
                 rm -Rf ${TARGET} 2>&1 >>$LOG
             fi
+            # mount it to ${TARGET}
+            echo "mount --bind ${PERSISTENT}${2} ${TARGET}" >>$LOG
+            mount --bind ${PERSISTENT}${2} ${TARGET}
 
             if [ "$isChild" = "0" ]; then
                 # finally make the tmpfs link point to the persistent file
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 0f5722083..46a5a149a 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
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ ProcessType () {
                 rm -Rf ${TARGET} 2>&1 >>$LOG
             fi
 
+            # mount it to ${TARGET}
+            echo "mount --bind ${PERSISTENT}${2} ${TARGET}" >>$LOG
+            mount --bind ${PERSISTENT}${2} ${TARGET}
+
             if [ "$isChild" = "0" ]; then
                 # finally make the tmpfs link point to the persistent file