diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
index b8385d335..d1f05f811 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.cpp
@@ -1040,7 +1040,8 @@ static bool SupportsCheckpoint(FstabEntry* entry) {
 
 class CheckpointManager {
   public:
-    CheckpointManager(int needs_checkpoint = -1) : needs_checkpoint_(needs_checkpoint) {}
+    CheckpointManager(int needs_checkpoint = -1, bool metadata_encrypted = false)
+        : needs_checkpoint_(needs_checkpoint), metadata_encrypted_(metadata_encrypted) {}
 
     bool NeedsCheckpoint() {
         if (needs_checkpoint_ != UNKNOWN) {
@@ -1058,7 +1059,7 @@ class CheckpointManager {
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (entry->fs_mgr_flags.checkpoint_blk) {
+        if (entry->fs_mgr_flags.checkpoint_blk && !metadata_encrypted_) {
             call_vdc({"checkpoint", "restoreCheckpoint", entry->blk_device}, nullptr);
         }
 
@@ -1147,6 +1148,7 @@ class CheckpointManager {
 
     enum { UNKNOWN = -1, NO = 0, YES = 1 };
     int needs_checkpoint_;
+    bool metadata_encrypted_;
     std::map<std::string, std::string> device_map_;
 };
 
@@ -1775,11 +1777,11 @@ int fs_mgr_do_mount_one(const FstabEntry& entry, const std::string& mount_point)
 // in turn, and stop on 1st success, or no more match.
 static int fs_mgr_do_mount_helper(Fstab* fstab, const std::string& n_name,
                                   const std::string& n_blk_device, const char* tmp_mount_point,
-                                  int needs_checkpoint) {
+                                  int needs_checkpoint, bool metadata_encrypted) {
     int mount_errors = 0;
     int first_mount_errno = 0;
     std::string mount_point;
-    CheckpointManager checkpoint_manager(needs_checkpoint);
+    CheckpointManager checkpoint_manager(needs_checkpoint, metadata_encrypted);
     AvbUniquePtr avb_handle(nullptr);
 
     if (!fstab) {
@@ -1889,12 +1891,13 @@ static int fs_mgr_do_mount_helper(Fstab* fstab, const std::string& n_name,
 }
 
 int fs_mgr_do_mount(Fstab* fstab, const char* n_name, char* n_blk_device, char* tmp_mount_point) {
-    return fs_mgr_do_mount_helper(fstab, n_name, n_blk_device, tmp_mount_point, -1);
+    return fs_mgr_do_mount_helper(fstab, n_name, n_blk_device, tmp_mount_point, -1, false);
 }
 
 int fs_mgr_do_mount(Fstab* fstab, const char* n_name, char* n_blk_device, char* tmp_mount_point,
-                    bool needs_checkpoint) {
-    return fs_mgr_do_mount_helper(fstab, n_name, n_blk_device, tmp_mount_point, needs_checkpoint);
+                    bool needs_checkpoint, bool metadata_encrypted) {
+    return fs_mgr_do_mount_helper(fstab, n_name, n_blk_device, tmp_mount_point, needs_checkpoint,
+                                  metadata_encrypted);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
index 86090c19e..2a67b8c9f 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int fs_mgr_mount_all(android::fs_mgr::Fstab* fstab, int mount_mode);
 int fs_mgr_do_mount(android::fs_mgr::Fstab* fstab, const char* n_name, char* n_blk_device,
                     char* tmp_mount_point);
 int fs_mgr_do_mount(android::fs_mgr::Fstab* fstab, const char* n_name, char* n_blk_device,
-                    char* tmp_mount_point, bool need_cp);
+                    char* tmp_mount_point, bool need_cp, bool metadata_encrypted);
 int fs_mgr_do_mount_one(const android::fs_mgr::FstabEntry& entry,
                         const std::string& mount_point = "");
 int fs_mgr_do_tmpfs_mount(const char *n_name);