diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 577d320b2b..1e1610c5d7 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ define Package/base-files$(TARGET)/install
 	mkdir -p $(1)/dev
 	mkdir -p $(1)/etc/crontabs
 	mkdir -p $(1)/jffs
-	mkdir -p $(1)/lib
+	mkdir -p $(1)/lib/firmware
 	mkdir -p $(1)/mnt
 	mkdir -p $(1)/proc
 	mkdir -p $(1)/tmp