diff --git a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
index 905fcf8af..211edfb35 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ var (
 	xfsHasReflink = xfsReflinkUnset
 
 	mkfsDefaultArgs = map[string][]string{
-		"ext4": {"-m0", "-Enodiscard,lazy_itable_init=1,lazy_journal_init=1"},
+		"ext4": {"-m0", "-Enodiscard,assume_storage_prezeroed=1"},
 		"xfs":  {"-K"},
 	}