diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index 20377af3cf80fd2851d76a04390013db548caadd..cb62e638104efa3c46aceb797fcffca621f4a752 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ define ModuleAutoLoad
 	$(3) \
 	if [ -n "$$$$$$$$modules" ]; then \
 		mkdir -p $(2)/etc/modules.d; \
+		mkdir -p $(2)/CONTROL; \
 		echo "#!/bin/sh" > $(2)/CONTROL/postinst; \
 		echo "[ -z \"\$$$$$$$$IPKG_INSTROOT\" ] || exit 0" >> $(2)/CONTROL/postinst; \
 		echo ". /etc/functions.sh" >> $(2)/CONTROL/postinst; \
diff --git a/include/package-ipkg.mk b/include/package-ipkg.mk
index 4af052c37a007ac77db3fd0b1ae9a80147673724..72d6d596b70391f7706651053b89ce88634f6032 100644
--- a/include/package-ipkg.mk
+++ b/include/package-ipkg.mk
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),)
 
     $$(IPKG_$(1)): $(STAGING_DIR)/etc/ipkg.conf $(STAMP_BUILT) $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL/control
 	$(call Package/$(1)/install,$$(IDIR_$(1)))
+	mkdir -p $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL
 	mkdir -p $(PACKAGE_DIR)
 	-find $$(IDIR_$(1)) -name 'CVS' -o -name '.svn' -o -name '.#*' | $(XARGS) rm -rf
 	$(RSTRIP) $$(IDIR_$(1))