diff --git a/config/rootfiles/packages/monit b/config/rootfiles/packages/monit
index 4477ea3d2..a375f848f 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/packages/monit
+++ b/config/rootfiles/packages/monit
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+etc/monit.d
 etc/monitrc
 usr/bin/monit
 #usr/share/man/man1/monit.1
diff --git a/lfs/monit b/lfs/monit
index ed59a3ef0..6b3eecd4f 100644
--- a/lfs/monit
+++ b/lfs/monit
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install
 
 	mkdir -p /var/lib/monit
+	mkdir -p /etc/monit.d
 
 	# Install backup include file
 	install -v -m 644 $(DIR_SRC)/config/backup/includes/monit \