diff --git a/lfs/busybox b/lfs/busybox
index e03659ccd..2c173b0a1 100644
--- a/lfs/busybox
+++ b/lfs/busybox
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar jxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
-	-mkdir -p /install/initrd/{,s}bin
+	-mkdir -p /install/initrd/{{,s}bin,etc}
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && cp -f $(DIR_SRC)/config/uClibc/busybox.config .config
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make oldconfig
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make