diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/options/options.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/options/options.go
index 91f1b5c0d13..f021435cd56 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/options/options.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/options/options.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func New(m map[string]interface{}) (*Options, error) {
 	}
 
 	if o.MetadataBackend == "" {
-		o.MetadataBackend = "xattrs"
+		o.MetadataBackend = "ini"
 	}
 
 	if o.UserLayout == "" {