diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
index 4a878bb4e..a640a4390 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ unless ($cmdlog_svrpid){
     my @tmp =  split "/",$cmdlog_logfile;
     splice (@tmp, -1);
     my $cmdlog_logfile_path=join("/", @tmp);
-    mkdir("$cmdlog_logfile_path") unless(-d "$cmdlog_logfile_path");
+    mkpath("$cmdlog_logfile_path") unless(-d "$cmdlog_logfile_path");
 
     unless (open ($cmdlogfile, ">>$cmdlog_logfile")) {
         xCAT::MsgUtils->trace(0,"E","xcatd: Can't open xcat command log file $cmdlog_logfile,command log process $$ stop.");