diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 18ebe606436..fdeda95a17c 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ define Package/base-files/install
 
 	mkdir -p $(1)/CONTROL
 	mkdir -p $(1)/dev
+	mkdir -p $(1)/etc/config
 	mkdir -p $(1)/etc/crontabs
 	mkdir -p $(1)/etc/rc.d
 	mkdir -p $(1)/overlay