diff --git a/misc/mke2fs.c b/misc/mke2fs.c
index 28485e3..92b80e9 100644
--- a/misc/mke2fs.c
+++ b/misc/mke2fs.c
@@ -2422,6 +2422,10 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 			sizeof(fs->super->s_last_mounted));
 	}
 
+	if (EXT2_HAS_RO_COMPAT_FEATURE(fs->super,
+				       EXT4_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_METADATA_CSUM))
+		fs->super->s_checksum_type = EXT2_CRC32C_CHKSUM;
+
 	if (!quiet || noaction)
 		show_stats(fs);