diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
index 02aff55..4beaf35 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr.c
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@
 
         /* mount(2) returned an error, handle the encryptable/formattable case */
         bool wiped = partition_wiped(fstab->recs[top_idx].blk_device);
+        bool crypt_footer = false;
         if (mret && mount_errno != EBUSY && mount_errno != EACCES &&
             fs_mgr_is_formattable(&fstab->recs[top_idx]) && wiped) {
             /* top_idx and attempted_idx point at the same partition, but sometimes
@@ -609,8 +610,11 @@
                     ERROR("%s(): %s wouldn't open (%s)\n", __func__,
                           fstab->recs[top_idx].key_loc, strerror(errno));
                 }
+            } else if (fs_mgr_is_encryptable(&fstab->recs[top_idx]) &&
+                !strcmp(fstab->recs[top_idx].key_loc, KEY_IN_FOOTER)) {
+                crypt_footer = true;
             }
-            if (fs_mgr_do_format(&fstab->recs[top_idx]) == 0) {
+            if (fs_mgr_do_format(&fstab->recs[top_idx], crypt_footer) == 0) {
                 /* Let's replay the mount actions. */
                 i = top_idx - 1;
                 continue;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_format.c b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_format.c
index c63ff67..853ae18 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_format.c
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_format.c
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@
 #include "ext4.h"
 #include "make_ext4fs.h"
 #include "fs_mgr_priv.h"
+#include "cryptfs.h"
 
 extern struct fs_info info;     /* magic global from ext4_utils */
 extern void reset_ext4fs_info();
 
-static int format_ext4(char *fs_blkdev, char *fs_mnt_point)
+static int format_ext4(char *fs_blkdev, char *fs_mnt_point, bool crypt_footer)
 {
     uint64_t dev_sz;
     int fd, rc = 0;
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@
     /* Format the partition using the calculated length */
     reset_ext4fs_info();
     info.len = (off64_t)dev_sz;
+    if (crypt_footer) {
+        info.len -= CRYPT_FOOTER_OFFSET;
+    }
 
     /* Use make_ext4fs_internal to avoid wiping an already-wiped partition. */
     rc = make_ext4fs_internal(fd, NULL, NULL, fs_mnt_point, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL);
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@
     return rc;
 }
 
-int fs_mgr_do_format(struct fstab_rec *fstab)
+int fs_mgr_do_format(struct fstab_rec *fstab, bool crypt_footer)
 {
     int rc = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@
     if (!strncmp(fstab->fs_type, "f2fs", 4)) {
         rc = format_f2fs(fstab->blk_device);
     } else if (!strncmp(fstab->fs_type, "ext4", 4)) {
-        rc = format_ext4(fstab->blk_device, fstab->mount_point);
+        rc = format_ext4(fstab->blk_device, fstab->mount_point, crypt_footer);
     } else {
         ERROR("File system type '%s' is not supported\n", fstab->fs_type);
     }
diff --git a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
index 27fccf7..1f61359 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define __CORE_FS_MGR_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <linux/dm-ioctl.h>
 
 // Magic number at start of verity metadata
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@
 int fs_mgr_is_formattable(struct fstab_rec *fstab);
 int fs_mgr_swapon_all(struct fstab *fstab);
 
-int fs_mgr_do_format(struct fstab_rec *fstab);
+int fs_mgr_do_format(struct fstab_rec *fstab, bool reserve_footer);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }