diff --git a/templates/xbps-base-dirs.tmpl b/templates/xbps-base-dirs.tmpl
index 643de77fa00..0664969eabc 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-base-dirs.tmpl
+++ b/templates/xbps-base-dirs.tmpl
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ do_install()
 {
 	local destdir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
 
-	for f in bin boot etc home lib mnt opt media/cdrom sbin usr var; do
+	for f in bin sbin boot etc home lib dev proc mnt opt sys var \
+		 media/cdrom; do
 		mkdir -p $destdir/$f
 	done