diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
index d080068d6..a504b1c8d 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/DSHCLI.pm
@@ -3998,7 +3998,12 @@ sub parse_and_run_dcp
     {
         if ($^O eq 'aix')
         {
-            $options{'node-rcp'} = '/usr/bin/rsync';
+            if (-e ("/usr/bin/rsync")) {
+             $options{'node-rcp'} = '/usr/bin/rsync';
+            } else {
+             $options{'node-rcp'} = '/usr/local/bin/rsync';
+            }
+ 
         }
         elsif ($^O eq 'linux')
         {
diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm
index 4ff98bf54..dfed398d4 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/RSYNC.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ use base xCAT::DSHRemoteShell;
 
 if ($^O eq 'aix')
 {
-    our $RSYNC_CMD = '/usr/bin/rsync';
+
+    if (-e ("/usr/bin/rsync")) {
+      our $RSYNC_CMD = '/usr/bin/rsync';
+    } else {
+      our $RSYNC_CMD = '/usr/local/bin/rsync';
+    }
 }
 
 if ($^O eq 'linux')