diff --git a/udev-md-raid-arrays.rules b/udev-md-raid-arrays.rules
index d8de6d00..a8098dc5 100644
--- a/udev-md-raid-arrays.rules
+++ b/udev-md-raid-arrays.rules
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{MD_DEVNAME}=="*[0-9]", SYMLINK+="md/$env{MD_DEVNA
 IMPORT{builtin}="blkid"
 OPTIONS+="link_priority=100"
 OPTIONS+="watch"
+OPTIONS+="db_persist"
 ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other|crypto", ENV{ID_FS_UUID_ENC}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-uuid/$env{ID_FS_UUID_ENC}"
 ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other", ENV{ID_PART_ENTRY_UUID}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-partuuid/$env{ID_PART_ENTRY_UUID}"
 ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other", ENV{ID_FS_LABEL_ENC}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-label/$env{ID_FS_LABEL_ENC}"