diff --git a/init.mako.rc b/init.mako.rc
index 54df27e..0ece6c9 100644
--- a/init.mako.rc
+++ b/init.mako.rc
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@
     # LED On/Off synchronization
     chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/lock
 
+    # communicate with mpdecision and thermald
+    mkdir /dev/socket/mpdecision 0770 system system
+    chmod 2770 /dev/socket/mpdecision
+
     # Enable Power modes and set the CPU Freq Sampling rates
     write /sys/module/rpm_resources/enable_low_power/L2_cache 1
     write /sys/module/rpm_resources/enable_low_power/pxo 1