diff --git a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
index 74da551d6..03735a006 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
+++ b/xCAT-server/sbin/xcatd
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ my $arch = `uname -p`;
 unless (($^O =~ /^aix/i) || ($os =~ /^sle[sc]10/) || (($os =~ /^rh.*5$/) && ($arch =~ /ppc64/))){
     eval {require IO::Uncompress::Gunzip;}
 }
+use File::Basename;
 use File::Path;
 use Time::HiRes qw(sleep);
 use Thread qw(yield);
@@ -1128,6 +1129,9 @@ unless ($cmdlog_svrpid){
         exit(0);
     }
 
+    my $cmdlog_logfile_path=dirname($cmdlog_logfile);
+    mkpath("$cmdlog_logfile_path") unless(-d "$cmdlog_logfile_path");
+
     unless (open ($cmdlogfile, ">>$cmdlog_logfile")) {
         xCAT::MsgUtils->trace(0,"E","xcatd: Can't open xcat command log file $cmdlog_logfile,command log process $$ stop.");
         if($cmdlogsvrlistener){close($cmdlogsvrlistener);}