diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
index 598a3d2..c3c10ba 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_fstab.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@
                     LWARNING << "Warning: zramsize= flag malformed: " << arg;
                 }
             }
-        } else if (StartsWith(flag, "fileencryption=")) {
+        } else if (StartsWith(flag, "fileencryption=") || flag == "fileencryption") {
+            // "fileencryption" enables file-based encryption.  It's normally followed by an = and
+            // then the encryption options.  But that can be omitted to use the default options.
             ParseFileEncryption(arg, entry);
         } else if (StartsWith(flag, "max_comp_streams=")) {
             if (!ParseInt(arg, &entry->max_comp_streams)) {
diff --git a/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp
index e33681c..5f889ca 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@
     EXPECT_EQ("none0", entry->mount_point);
     {
         FstabEntry::FsMgrFlags flags = {};
+        flags.file_encryption = true;
         EXPECT_TRUE(CompareFlags(flags, entry->fs_mgr_flags));
     }
     EXPECT_EQ("", entry->metadata_key_dir);