diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 42bb14704..542aca76f 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ on post-fs-data
     chmod 0660 /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
     mkdir /data/local 0751 root root
     mkdir /data/misc/media 0700 media media
+    mkdir /data/misc/vold 0700 root root
 
     # For security reasons, /data/local/tmp should always be empty.
     # Do not place files or directories in /data/local/tmp