diff --git a/packages/network/dropbear/init.d/41_sshd b/packages/network/dropbear/init.d/41_sshd
index f26a0769c8..8890f02a4b 100755
--- a/packages/network/dropbear/init.d/41_sshd
+++ b/packages/network/dropbear/init.d/41_sshd
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ DSS_KEY_FILE="/storage/.cache/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key"
     if [ -f /etc/ssh/known_hosts -a ! -f $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts ] ; then
       progress "SSH: setup predifined known hosts"
 
-      mkdir -p /$HOME/.ss
+      mkdir -p /$HOME/.ssh
         cp /etc/ssh/known_hosts $HOME/.ssh
     fi