diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb b/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
index 4a3fd2dddc..5fbfa9f69a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class Keg < Pathname
       # pkg-config database gets explicitly created
       when 'pkgconfig' then :mkpath
       # lib/language folders also get explicitly created
+      when 'dtrace' then :mkpath
       when /^gdk-pixbuf/ then :mkpath
       when 'ghc' then :mkpath
       when 'lua' then :mkpath