diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index a5bfc41..baed2f4 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@
     mkdir /metadata/vold
     chmod 0700 /metadata/vold
     mkdir /metadata/password_slots 0771 root system
+    mkdir /metadata/ota 0700 root system
 
     mkdir /metadata/apex 0700 root system
     mkdir /metadata/apex/sessions 0700 root system