diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 4df964c362c4..4cc6536d5e70 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -1842,6 +1842,7 @@ static void default_options(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	set_opt(sbi, EXTENT_CACHE);
 	set_opt(sbi, NOHEAP);
 	clear_opt(sbi, DISABLE_CHECKPOINT);
+	set_opt(sbi, MERGE_CHECKPOINT);
 	F2FS_OPTION(sbi).unusable_cap = 0;
 	sbi->sb->s_flags |= SB_LAZYTIME;
 	set_opt(sbi, FLUSH_MERGE);