diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCpower.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCpower.pm
index 2c180f1d4..aa7818d12 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCpower.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/PPCpower.pm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ sub parse_args {
     $Getopt::Long::ignorecase = 0;
     Getopt::Long::Configure( "bundling" );
 
-    if ( !GetOptions( \%opt, qw(V|Verbose m:s@ t=s r=s) )) {
+    if ( !GetOptions( \%opt, qw(V|Verbose m:s@ t=s r=s nodeps) )) {
         return( usage() );
     }
     ####################################