diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index f505faf36..00b9844b6 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ on post-fs-data
     mkdir /data/misc/profiles 0771 system system
     mkdir /data/misc/profiles/cur 0771 system system
     mkdir /data/misc/profiles/ref 0771 system system
+    mkdir /data/misc/profman 0770 system shell
 
     # For security reasons, /data/local/tmp should always be empty.
     # Do not place files or directories in /data/local/tmp