diff --git a/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk b/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
index 1e482647ad..db969f4352 100644
--- a/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
+++ b/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
@@ -43,16 +43,25 @@ define VSFTPD_BUILD_CMDS
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" LIBS="$(VSFTPD_LIBS)" -C $(@D)
 endef
 
+define VSFTPD_USERS
+	ftp -1 ftp -1 * /home/ftp - - Anonymous FTP User
+endef
+
 define VSFTPD_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 package/vsftpd/S70vsftpd $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S70vsftpd
 endef
 
+# vsftpd won't work if the jail directory is writable, it has to be
+# readable only otherwise you get the following error:
+# 500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with writable root inside chroot()
+# That's why we have to adjust the permissions of /home/ftp
 define VSFTPD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 $(@D)/vsftpd $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/vsftpd
 	test -f $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/vsftpd.conf || \
 		$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 $(@D)/vsftpd.conf \
 			$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/vsftpd.conf
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 700 $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/empty
+	$(INSTALL) -d -m 555 $(TARGET_DIR)/home/ftp
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))