diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 4ff17e30b..dd63cf45e 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ on post-fs-data
     mkdir /data/media 0770 media_rw media_rw
     mkdir /data/ss 0700 system system
     mkdir /data/system 0775 system system
+    mkdir /data/system/heapdump 0700 system system
     mkdir /data/user 0711 system system
 
     # Reload policy from /data/security if present.