diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 6ea598d11..6a1872fd1 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ on post-fs-data
     # For security reasons, /data/local/tmp should always be empty.
     # Do not place files or directories in /data/local/tmp
     mkdir /data/local/tmp 0771 shell shell
+    mkdir /data/local/traces 0777 shell shell
     mkdir /data/data 0771 system system
     mkdir /data/app-private 0771 system system
     mkdir /data/app-ephemeral 0771 system system