diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 1ee9fbf4a..0c677950a 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ on post-fs-data
     mkdir /data/property 0700 root root
     mkdir /data/ssh 0750 root shell
     mkdir /data/ssh/empty 0700 root root
+    mkdir /data/tombstones 0771 system system
 
     # create dalvik-cache, so as to enforce our permissions
     mkdir /data/dalvik-cache 0771 system system