diff --git a/misc/tune2fs.c b/misc/tune2fs.c
index 2bd707b7..826d9cc3 100644
--- a/misc/tune2fs.c
+++ b/misc/tune2fs.c
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ static void rewrite_metadata_checksums(ext2_filsys fs)
 	rewrite_inodes(fs);
 	ext2fs_read_bitmaps(fs);
 	ext2fs_mark_ib_dirty(fs);
+	ext2fs_mark_bb_dirty(fs);
 	fs->flags &= ~EXT2_FLAG_SUPER_ONLY;
 	fs->flags &= ~EXT2_FLAG_IGNORE_CSUM_ERRORS;
 }