diff --git a/fs/udf/ialloc.c b/fs/udf/ialloc.c
index 05ab481..7e5aae4 100644
--- a/fs/udf/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/udf/ialloc.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 	iinfo->i_lenEAttr = 0;
 	iinfo->i_lenAlloc = 0;
 	iinfo->i_use = 0;
+	iinfo->i_checkpoint = 1;
 	if (UDF_QUERY_FLAG(inode->i_sb, UDF_FLAG_USE_AD_IN_ICB))
 		iinfo->i_alloc_type = ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB;
 	else if (UDF_QUERY_FLAG(inode->i_sb, UDF_FLAG_USE_SHORT_AD))
diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index 7699df7..91c6f23 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@
 		iinfo->i_unique = le64_to_cpu(fe->uniqueID);
 		iinfo->i_lenEAttr = le32_to_cpu(fe->lengthExtendedAttr);
 		iinfo->i_lenAlloc = le32_to_cpu(fe->lengthAllocDescs);
+		iinfo->i_checkpoint = le32_to_cpu(fe->checkpoint);
 		offset = sizeof(struct fileEntry) + iinfo->i_lenEAttr;
 	} else {
 		inode->i_blocks = le64_to_cpu(efe->logicalBlocksRecorded) <<
@@ -1379,6 +1380,7 @@
 		iinfo->i_unique = le64_to_cpu(efe->uniqueID);
 		iinfo->i_lenEAttr = le32_to_cpu(efe->lengthExtendedAttr);
 		iinfo->i_lenAlloc = le32_to_cpu(efe->lengthAllocDescs);
+		iinfo->i_checkpoint = le32_to_cpu(efe->checkpoint);
 		offset = sizeof(struct extendedFileEntry) +
 							iinfo->i_lenEAttr;
 	}
@@ -1607,6 +1609,7 @@
 		fe->uniqueID = cpu_to_le64(iinfo->i_unique);
 		fe->lengthExtendedAttr = cpu_to_le32(iinfo->i_lenEAttr);
 		fe->lengthAllocDescs = cpu_to_le32(iinfo->i_lenAlloc);
+		fe->checkpoint = cpu_to_le32(iinfo->i_checkpoint);
 		fe->descTag.tagIdent = cpu_to_le16(TAG_IDENT_FE);
 		crclen = sizeof(struct fileEntry);
 	} else {
@@ -1646,6 +1649,7 @@
 		efe->uniqueID = cpu_to_le64(iinfo->i_unique);
 		efe->lengthExtendedAttr = cpu_to_le32(iinfo->i_lenEAttr);
 		efe->lengthAllocDescs = cpu_to_le32(iinfo->i_lenAlloc);
+		efe->checkpoint = cpu_to_le32(iinfo->i_checkpoint);
 		efe->descTag.tagIdent = cpu_to_le16(TAG_IDENT_EFE);
 		crclen = sizeof(struct extendedFileEntry);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/udf/udf_i.h b/fs/udf/udf_i.h
index d1bd31e..bb8309d 100644
--- a/fs/udf/udf_i.h
+++ b/fs/udf/udf_i.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	__u64			i_lenExtents;
 	__u32			i_next_alloc_block;
 	__u32			i_next_alloc_goal;
+	__u32			i_checkpoint;
 	unsigned		i_alloc_type : 3;
 	unsigned		i_efe : 1;	/* extendedFileEntry */
 	unsigned		i_use : 1;	/* unallocSpaceEntry */