diff --git a/package/petitboot/petitboot.mk b/package/petitboot/petitboot.mk
index 4d56b73938..8b4c14207e 100644
--- a/package/petitboot/petitboot.mk
+++ b/package/petitboot/petitboot.mk
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ define PETITBOOT_POST_INSTALL
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/petitboot/boot.d/90-sort-dtb
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(PETITBOOT_PKGDIR)/S15pb-discover \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S15pb-discover
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script.d/
 	ln -sf /usr/sbin/pb-udhcpc \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script.d/
 endef