diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index faae48e..03a6919 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -363,6 +363,10 @@
     mkdir /data/misc/boottrace 0771 system shell
     mkdir /data/misc/update_engine 0700 root root
     mkdir /data/misc/trace 0700 root root
+    # profile file layout
+    mkdir /data/misc/profiles 0771 system system
+    mkdir /data/misc/profiles/cur 0771 system system
+    mkdir /data/misc/profiles/ref 0771 system system
 
     # For security reasons, /data/local/tmp should always be empty.
     # Do not place files or directories in /data/local/tmp