diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/makenamed.conf b/xCAT-server/sbin/makenamed.conf
index 2609fce89..57d952809 100755
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/makenamed.conf
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/makenamed.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ FILE=/etc/named.conf
 if [ -f $FILE ]; then
   cp -f $FILE ${FILE}.ORIG
 fi
-
+if [ ! -d /var/named ]; then
+  mkdir "/var/named"
+fi
 echo "options {
 	directory \"/var/named\";
 	dump-file \"/var/named/data/cache_dump.db\";