diff --git a/fs/Ext4.cpp b/fs/Ext4.cpp
index 7a5f5da..91f62ff 100644
--- a/fs/Ext4.cpp
+++ b/fs/Ext4.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 
     bool needs_casefold =
             android::base::GetBoolProperty("external_storage.casefold.enabled", false);
-    bool needs_projid = android::base::GetBoolProperty("external_storage.projid.enabled", false);
+    bool needs_projid = true;
 
     if (needs_projid) {
         cmd.push_back("-I");