diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/TableUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/TableUtils.pm
index e266dad59..c9e6aa2a3 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/TableUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/TableUtils.pm
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if ($^O =~ /^aix/i) {
 use lib "$::XCATROOT/lib/perl";
 use strict;
 require xCAT::Table;
+use File::Path;
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head3