diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index e8d71670af7..3aaa7cdd989 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=busybox
 PKG_VERSION:=1.28.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_FLAGS:=essential
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/busybox/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/* $(1)/
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_$(BUSYBOX_SYM)_CROND),)
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/cron $(1)/etc/init.d/cron