diff --git a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
index e31937c814e..e6e9a4d64c3 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
+++ b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     boot
         defaults
         ..
+	kernel
+    	..
     	modules
     	..
     ..