diff --git a/recipes/apk-tools/FIXME b/recipes/apk-tools/FIXME
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+FIXME: directories created during "install:" are removed during packaging.
diff --git a/recipes/apk-tools/Makefile b/recipes/apk-tools/Makefile
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+name = apk-tools
+version = 2.10.5
+release = 0
+URL = https://dev.alpinelinux.org/archive/apk-tools/apk-tools-$(version).tar.xz
+
+build-dependencies = lua5.3-dev
+
+MAKE_OPTIONS_USER = LUAAPK=static
+
+# FIXME: these directories are removed during packaging.
+
+install:
+	mkdir -p '$(pkg_fake_root_dir)/sbin'
+	cp $(bdir)/src/apk.static '$(pkg_fake_root_dir)/sbin/apk'
+	mkdir -p '$(pkg_fake_root_dir)/var/lib/apk'
+	mkdir -p '$(pkg_fake_root_dir)/var/cache/misc'
+	mkdir -p '$(pkg_fake_root_dir)/etc/apk/keys'
+	mkdir -p '$(pkg_fake_root_dir)/etc/apk/protected_paths.d'
+
+
+SYSCONF ?= ../../
+include $(SYSCONF)/package.mk