diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 5a9cc99..18efcde 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
     mkdir /data/misc/snapshotctl_log 0755 root root
     # create location to store pre-reboot information
     mkdir /data/misc/prereboot 0700 system system
+    # directory used for on-device refresh metrics file.
+    mkdir /data/misc/odrefresh 0777 system system
     # directory used for on-device signing key blob
     mkdir /data/misc/odsign 0700 root root