diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 7d8a4e3..606686c 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@
     mkdir /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant 0770 wifi wifi
     mkdir /data/misc/ethernet 0770 system system
     mkdir /data/misc/dhcp 0770 dhcp dhcp
+    mkdir /data/misc/user 0771 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