diff --git a/scripts/package/mkspec b/scripts/package/mkspec
index ffd61fe0c1ad..62c5ffdf2fdf 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkspec
+++ b/scripts/package/mkspec
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ fi
 echo "%install"
 echo "%ifarch ia64"
 echo 'mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot/efi $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules'
+echo 'mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/firmware'
 echo "%else"
 echo 'mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/boot $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules'
+echo 'mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/firmware'
 echo "%endif"
 
 echo 'INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT make %{_smp_mflags} modules_install'
@@ -92,5 +94,6 @@ echo "%files"
 echo '%defattr (-, root, root)'
 echo "%dir /lib/modules"
 echo "/lib/modules/$KERNELRELEASE"
+echo "/lib/firmware"
 echo "/boot/*"
 echo ""