diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 3644219..11c34f8 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
     mkdir /data/property 0700 root root
 
     # create dalvik-cache, so as to enforce our permissions
-    mkdir /data/dalvik-cache 0771 system system
+    mkdir /data/dalvik-cache 0771 root root
     mkdir /data/dalvik-cache/profiles 0711 system system
 
     # create resource-cache and double-check the perms