diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index ca7b99113..7eddf13c2 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ on post-fs-data
     mkdir /data/misc/net 0750 root shell
     mkdir /data/misc/radio 0770 system radio
     mkdir /data/misc/sms 0770 system radio
+    mkdir /data/misc/carrierid 0770 system radio
     mkdir /data/misc/zoneinfo 0775 system system
     mkdir /data/misc/textclassifier 0771 system system
     mkdir /data/misc/vpn 0770 system vpn