diff --git a/xCAT-buildkit/bin/buildkit b/xCAT-buildkit/bin/buildkit
index 2caafaa2d..8944b1f49 100755
--- a/xCAT-buildkit/bin/buildkit
+++ b/xCAT-buildkit/bin/buildkit
@@ -1184,6 +1184,9 @@ sub edit_bldkitconf
         if ($debianflag){
             s/(filename=.*?)\-(.*)\.noarch\.rpm/$1_$2_all.deb/;
         }
+        if ($osbasename =~ /rh/){
+            s/.*<<<INSERT_compatible_HERE_>>>/  compat_osbasenames=centos/;
+        }
     }
 
     # Write the buildkit.conf back out
diff --git a/xCAT-buildkit/share/xcat/kits/kit_template/buildkit.conf b/xCAT-buildkit/share/xcat/kits/kit_template/buildkit.conf
index 5f375942a..edeeb644b 100644
--- a/xCAT-buildkit/share/xcat/kits/kit_template/buildkit.conf
+++ b/xCAT-buildkit/share/xcat/kits/kit_template/buildkit.conf
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ kitrepo:
   osmajorversion=<<<INSERT_osmajorversion_HERE>>>
   osminorversion=<<<INSERT_osminorversion_HERE>>>
   osarch=<<<INSERT_osarch_HERE>>>
-  # compat_osbasenames=
+  # compat_osbasenames=<<<INSERT_compatible_HERE_>>>
 #
 # kitcomponent: This stanza defines one Kit Component.
 #               There can be zero or more kitcomponent stanzas.