diff --git a/package/dropbear/dropbear.mk b/package/dropbear/dropbear.mk
index f8c4b1c0c6..fc9152721c 100644
--- a/package/dropbear/dropbear.mk
+++ b/package/dropbear/dropbear.mk
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ $(TARGET_DIR)/$(DROPBEAR_TARGET_BINARY): $(DROPBEAR_DIR)/$(DROPBEAR_BINARY)
 	ln -snf ../sbin/dropbear $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/dbclient
 	ln -snf ../sbin/dropbear $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/dropbearkey
 	ln -snf ../sbin/dropbear $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/dropbearconvert
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d
 	cp -dpf $(DROPBEAR_DIR)/S50dropbear $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/
 	chmod a+x $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S50dropbear