diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 108f00376..6e6aa1f38 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ on post-fs-data
     mkdir /data/apex/backup 0700 root system
     mkdir /data/apex/hashtree 0700 root system
     mkdir /data/apex/sessions 0700 root system
-    mkdir /data/app-staging 0750 system system encryption=None
+    mkdir /data/app-staging 0750 system system encryption=DeleteIfNecessary
     start apexd
 
     # Avoid predictable entropy pool. Carry over entropy from previous boot.