diff --git a/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/init.d/35_fontconfig b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/init.d/35_fontconfig
index 6b3ea3011c..8197696a8d 100644
--- a/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/init.d/35_fontconfig
+++ b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/init.d/35_fontconfig
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ FC_CACHE_DIRS="/usr/share/fonts/ /usr/share/xbmc/media/Fonts/"
 (
   progress "Creating fontconfig cache"
     if [ ! -f /storage/.cache/fontconfig/CACHEDIR.TAG ]; then
-      mkdir -p /storage/.cache/fontconfig
       fc-cache $FC_CACHE_DIRS
     fi
 )&
diff --git a/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/tmpfiles.d/35_fontconfig.conf b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/tmpfiles.d/35_fontconfig.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0baa588bbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/tmpfiles.d/35_fontconfig.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+d    /storage/.cache/fontconfig  0755 root root - -