diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
index f10db1344f..6950130f99 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ boot() {
 	mkdir -p /var/state
 	mkdir -p /tmp/.uci
 	chmod 0700 /tmp/.uci
+	mkdir -p /tmp/.jail
+	chmod 0700 /tmp/.jail
 	touch /var/log/wtmp
 	touch /var/log/lastlog
 	touch /tmp/resolv.conf.auto