diff --git a/etc/mtree/BSD.local.dist b/etc/mtree/BSD.local.dist
index 15df07a069c..8a49f4ab041 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/BSD.local.dist
+++ b/etc/mtree/BSD.local.dist
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     bin
     ..
     etc
+        pam.d
+        ..
         rc.d
         ..
     ..