diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
index a53be743e8..b4e6171736 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/init.d/boot
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ boot() {
 	mkdir -p /var/log
 	mkdir -p /var/lock
 	mkdir -p /var/state
+	mkdir -p /var/tmp
 	mkdir -p /tmp/.uci
 	chmod 0700 /tmp/.uci
 	mkdir -p /tmp/.jail