diff --git a/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp b/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp
index 7bd19e588..ea54f08ff 100644
--- a/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/opkg_manager.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ COPKGManager::COPKGManager()
 	list_installed_done = false;
 	list_upgradeable_done = false;
 	expert_mode = false;
+	CFileHelpers::createDir("/tmp/.opkg");
 }
 
 COPKGManager::~COPKGManager()