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diff --git a/fs/ext3/Kconfig b/fs/ext3/Kconfig
index 8e0cfe44b0fc..fb3c1a21b135 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/ext3/Kconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,25 @@ config EXT3_FS
           To compile this file system support as a module, choose M here: the
           module will be called ext3.
 
+config EXT3_DEFAULTS_TO_ORDERED
+        bool "Default to 'data=ordered' in ext3 (legacy option)"
+        depends on EXT3_FS
+        help
+          If a filesystem does not explicitly specify a data ordering
+          mode, and the journal capability allowed it, ext3 used to
+          historically default to 'data=ordered'.
+
+          That was a rather unfortunate choice, because it leads to all
+          kinds of latency problems, and the 'data=writeback' mode is more
+          appropriate these days.
+
+          You should probably always answer 'n' here, and if you really
+          want to use 'data=ordered' mode, set it in the filesystem itself
+          with 'tune2fs -o journal_data_ordered'.
+
+          But if you really want to enable the legacy default, you can do
+          so by answering 'y' to this question.
+
 config EXT3_FS_XATTR
         bool "Ext3 extended attributes"
         depends on EXT3_FS