diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 60bf57bef..ec760d3f6 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ on post-fs-data
     mkdir /data/misc/vpn 0770 system vpn
     mkdir /data/misc/shared_relro 0771 shared_relro shared_relro
     mkdir /data/misc/systemkeys 0700 system system
+    mkdir /data/misc/threadnetwork 0770 thread_network thread_network
     mkdir /data/misc/wifi 0770 wifi wifi
     mkdir /data/misc/wifi/sockets 0770 wifi wifi
     mkdir /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant 0770 wifi wifi