diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/root.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/root.go
index e63842c99754..3dce016fe7f8 100755
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/root.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ var dirs = [...]string{
 	constants.MakeMiniPath("cache", "localkube"),
 	constants.MakeMiniPath("config"),
 	constants.MakeMiniPath("addons"),
+	constants.MakeMiniPath("files"),
 	constants.MakeMiniPath("logs"),
 }