diff --git a/utils/lxc/Makefile b/utils/lxc/Makefile
index 0408f0b60..1fb6d4f77 100644
--- a/utils/lxc/Makefile
+++ b/utils/lxc/Makefile
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ define Package/lxc-unprivileged/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/lxc-unprivileged.defaults $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/lxc-unprivileged
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/lxc-unprivileged.init $(1)/etc/init.d
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/subuid $(1)/etc/subuid
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/subgid $(1)/etc/subgid
 endef
 
 define Package/lxc/config
diff --git a/utils/lxc/files/subgid b/utils/lxc/files/subgid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44be50f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/lxc/files/subgid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+root:100000:65536
diff --git a/utils/lxc/files/subuid b/utils/lxc/files/subuid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44be50f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/lxc/files/subuid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+root:100000:65536