diff --git a/src/minidriver/minidriver.c b/src/minidriver/minidriver.c
index 9bf91b70677..c3fdd40cfa4 100644
--- a/src/minidriver/minidriver.c
+++ b/src/minidriver/minidriver.c
@@ -3603,6 +3603,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI CardGetContainerInfo(__in PCARD_DATA pCardData, __in BYTE bContaine
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	if (md_get_config_bool(pCardData, "md_container dont_change_dwversion", FALSE) == TRUE) {
 	pContainerInfo->dwVersion = CONTAINER_INFO_CURRENT_VERSION;
 
 	vs = (VENDOR_SPECIFIC*)(pCardData->pvVendorSpecific);