diff --git a/package/mpd/mpd.mk b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
index 647cac4f32..b14af30e15 100644
--- a/package/mpd/mpd.mk
+++ b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ endif
 
 define MPD_INSTALL_EXTRA_FILES
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D package/mpd/mpd.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/mpd.conf
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/var/lib/mpd/music
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/var/lib/mpd/playlists
 endef
 
 MPD_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += MPD_INSTALL_EXTRA_FILES