diff --git a/package/busybox/udhcpc.script b/package/busybox/udhcpc.script
index 43742fbd53..9e08dadf5f 100755
--- a/package/busybox/udhcpc.script
+++ b/package/busybox/udhcpc.script
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 [ -z "$1" ] && echo "Error: should be called from udhcpc" && exit 1
 
 RESOLV_CONF="/etc/resolv.conf"
+[ -e $RESOLV_CONF ] || touch $RESOLV_CONF
 [ -n "$broadcast" ] && BROADCAST="broadcast $broadcast"
 [ -n "$subnet" ] && NETMASK="netmask $subnet"