diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 17dade4..a43b0e1 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
     mkdir /data/misc/boottrace 0771 system shell
     mkdir /data/misc/update_engine 0700 root root
     mkdir /data/misc/trace 0700 root root
-    mkdir /data/misc/reboot 0700 root root
+    mkdir /data/misc/reboot 0700 system system
     # profile file layout
     mkdir /data/misc/profiles 0771 system system
     mkdir /data/misc/profiles/cur 0771 system system