diff --git a/utils/src/parallel_restore.c b/utils/src/parallel_restore.c
index 2c18dc9a..407ce330 100644
--- a/utils/src/parallel_restore.c
+++ b/utils/src/parallel_restore.c
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ static spr_err_t insert_inode_items(struct scoutfs_parallel_restore_writer *wri,
 	si->mtime.nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->mtime.tv_nsec);
 	si->crtime.sec = cpu_to_le64(inode->crtime.tv_sec);
 	si->crtime.nsec = cpu_to_le32(inode->crtime.tv_nsec);
+	si->proj = cpu_to_le64(inode->proj);
 
 	err = insert_inode_index_item(wri, SCOUTFS_INODE_INDEX_META_SEQ_TYPE,
 				      le64_to_cpu(si->meta_seq), inode->ino);
diff --git a/utils/src/parallel_restore.h b/utils/src/parallel_restore.h
index 4f4c3558..7d0f9d74 100644
--- a/utils/src/parallel_restore.h
+++ b/utils/src/parallel_restore.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct scoutfs_parallel_restore_inode {
 	struct timespec ctime;
 	struct timespec mtime;
 	struct timespec crtime;
+	u64 proj;
 
 	/* regular files */
 	u64 data_version;