diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/userconfig.service b/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/userconfig.service
index e4ab2537bc..56a25ee259 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/userconfig.service
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/userconfig.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Conflicts=shutdown.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "false | cp -iR /usr/config/* /storage/.config/ &>/dev/null"
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "mkdir -p /storage/.config; false | cp -iR /usr/config/* /storage/.config/ &>/dev/null"
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/tmpfiles.d/z_01_openelec.conf b/packages/sysutils/systemd/tmpfiles.d/z_01_openelec.conf
index 35a32cfab0..f61bd9c102 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/systemd/tmpfiles.d/z_01_openelec.conf
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/tmpfiles.d/z_01_openelec.conf
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@
 
 d    /run/openelec       0755 root root - -
 d    /run/openelec/debug 0755 root root - -
-d    /storage/.config    0755 root root - -