diff --git a/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc b/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc
index 4d88778f020..bd5e28a4f5f 100644
--- a/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc
+++ b/extra/mariabackup/xtrabackup.cc
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ struct my_option xb_server_options[] =
   "The algorithm InnoDB uses for page checksumming. [CRC32, STRICT_CRC32, "
    "INNODB, STRICT_INNODB, NONE, STRICT_NONE]", &srv_checksum_algorithm,
    &srv_checksum_algorithm, &innodb_checksum_algorithm_typelib, GET_ENUM,
-   REQUIRED_ARG, SRV_CHECKSUM_ALGORITHM_INNODB, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+   REQUIRED_ARG, SRV_CHECKSUM_ALGORITHM_CRC32, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
 
   {"innodb_undo_directory", OPT_INNODB_UNDO_DIRECTORY,
    "Directory where undo tablespace files live, this path can be absolute.",