diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index c300c1cec..fe7e3d030 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ on post-fs-data
     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
     # profile file layout
     mkdir /data/misc/profiles 0771 system system
     mkdir /data/misc/profiles/cur 0771 system system