diff --git a/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk b/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk
index 4900e0581f..4b01172e51 100644
--- a/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk
+++ b/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ endef
 
 define DHCPCD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) install DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR)
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/var/db/dhcpcd
 endef
 
 # When network-manager is enabled together with dhcpcd, it will use