diff --git a/rootdir/Android.mk b/rootdir/Android.mk
index 3ecb1db..7ab76b8 100644
--- a/rootdir/Android.mk
+++ b/rootdir/Android.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #
 # create some directories (some are mount points)
 LOCAL_POST_INSTALL_CMD := mkdir -p $(addprefix $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT)/, \
-    sbin dev proc sys system data)
+    sbin dev proc sys system data oem)
 
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
 
diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 657ef16..9fe1b4f 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@
     mkdir /data/misc/ethernet 0770 system system
     mkdir /data/misc/dhcp 0770 dhcp dhcp
     mkdir /data/misc/user 0771 root root
+    mkdir /data/misc/perfprofd 0775 root root
     # give system access to wpa_supplicant.conf for backup and restore
     chmod 0660 /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
     mkdir /data/local 0751 root root