diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index a2844e7..99a429d 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@
     mkdir /data/misc/media 0700 media media
     mkdir /data/misc/vold 0700 root root
     mkdir /data/misc/boottrace 0771 system shell
+    mkdir /data/misc/update_engine 0700 root root
 
     # For security reasons, /data/local/tmp should always be empty.
     # Do not place files or directories in /data/local/tmp