diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/configeth b/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
index 2bf4d1123..bb6cfc0c4 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 use strict;
 use Socket;
 use File::Copy;
+use File::Path;
 
 #process arguments. Currently supported arguments are:
 # -c nics_to_configure,