diff --git a/utils/src/mkfs.c b/utils/src/mkfs.c
index f27a5674..211302aa 100644
--- a/utils/src/mkfs.c
+++ b/utils/src/mkfs.c
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ static int do_mkfs(struct mkfs_args *args)
 	inode.ctime.nsec = inode.atime.nsec;
 	inode.mtime.sec = inode.atime.sec;
 	inode.mtime.nsec = inode.atime.nsec;
+	inode.crtime.sec = inode.atime.sec;
+	inode.crtime.nsec = inode.atime.nsec;
 	btree_append_item(bt, &key, &inode, sizeof(inode));
 
 	ret = write_block(meta_fd, SCOUTFS_BLOCK_MAGIC_BTREE, fsid, 1, blkno,