diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index dc85d98cd..44c4d8ebc 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ on post-fs-data
     mkdir /data/local 0751 root root
     mkdir /data/misc/media 0700 media media
     mkdir /data/misc/boottrace 0771 system shell
+    mkdir /data/misc/update_engine 0700 root root
 
     # For security reasons, /data/local/tmp should always be empty.
     # Do not place files or directories in /data/local/tmp