diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 7a7f3e7c8..54f4be2ef 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ on post-fs-data
     chown system system /data/dalvik-cache
     chmod 0771 /data/dalvik-cache
 
+    # create resource-cache and double-check the perms
+    mkdir /data/resource-cache 0771 system system
+    chown system system /data/resource-cache
+    chmod 0771 /data/resource-cache
+
     # create the lost+found directories, so as to enforce our permissions
     mkdir /data/lost+found 0770