diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/nfs-utils/nfs-utils_1.2.3.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/nfs-utils/nfs-utils_1.2.3.bb
index 84c4464..8999bc8 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/nfs-utils/nfs-utils_1.2.3.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/nfs-utils/nfs-utils_1.2.3.bb
@@ -58,4 +58,7 @@ do_install_append () {
 	rm -f ${D}${sbindir}/rpcdebug
 	rm -f ${D}${sbindir}/rpcgen
 	rm -f ${D}${sbindir}/locktest
+
+	# needed to allow NFSD to end its grace period
+	install -d ${D}/var/lib/nfs/v4recovery
 }