diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_avb.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_avb.cpp
index 7c82bb1e6..83bf8a778 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_avb.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_avb.cpp
@@ -493,6 +493,10 @@ FsManagerAvbUniquePtr FsManagerAvbHandle::Open(const std::string& device_file_by
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    // Sets the MAJOR.MINOR for init to set it into "ro.boot.avb_version".
+    avb_handle->avb_version_ =
+        android::base::StringPrintf("%d.%d", AVB_VERSION_MAJOR, AVB_VERSION_MINOR);
+
     // Verifies vbmeta images against the digest passed from bootloader.
     if (!avb_verifier->VerifyVbmetaImages(*avb_handle->avb_slot_data_)) {
         LERROR << "VerifyVbmetaImages failed";
diff --git a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr_avb.h b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr_avb.h
index 526a5ce06..a66ff42cc 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr_avb.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/include/fs_mgr_avb.h
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class FsManagerAvbHandle {
     // Otherwise, returns false.
     bool SetUpAvb(fstab_rec* fstab_entry, bool wait_for_verity_dev);
 
-    bool AvbHashtreeDisabled() { return status_ == kFsManagerAvbHandleHashtreeDisabled; }
+    bool hashtree_disabled() const { return status_ == kFsManagerAvbHandleHashtreeDisabled; }
+    const std::string& avb_version() const { return avb_version_; }
 
     FsManagerAvbHandle(const FsManagerAvbHandle&) = delete;             // no copy
     FsManagerAvbHandle& operator=(const FsManagerAvbHandle&) = delete;  // no assignment
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ class FsManagerAvbHandle {
   private:
     AvbSlotVerifyData* avb_slot_data_;
     FsManagerAvbHandleStatus status_;
+    std::string avb_version_;
 };
 
 #endif /* __CORE_FS_MGR_AVB_H */
diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 6c1c54128..181b18d0b 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -1010,10 +1010,11 @@ static bool vboot_2_0_mount_partitions(const std::vector<fstab_rec*>& fstab_recs
         return false;
     }
 
+    setenv("INIT_AVB_VERSION", avb_handle->avb_version().c_str(), 1);
     for (auto rec : fstab_recs) {
         bool need_create_dm_device = false;
         if (fs_mgr_is_avb(rec)) {
-            if (avb_handle->AvbHashtreeDisabled()) {
+            if (avb_handle->hashtree_disabled()) {
                 LOG(INFO) << "avb hashtree disabled for '" << rec->mount_point << "'";
             } else if (avb_handle->SetUpAvb(rec, false /* wait_for_verity_dev */)) {
                 need_create_dm_device = true;
@@ -1362,12 +1363,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     property_set("ro.boottime.init.selinux", getenv("INIT_SELINUX_TOOK"));
 
     // Set libavb version for Framework-only OTA match in Treble build.
-    property_set("ro.boot.init.avb_version", std::to_string(AVB_MAJOR_VERSION).c_str());
+    const char* avb_version = getenv("INIT_AVB_VERSION");
+    if (avb_version) property_set("ro.boot.avb_version", avb_version);
 
     // Clean up our environment.
     unsetenv("INIT_SECOND_STAGE");
     unsetenv("INIT_STARTED_AT");
     unsetenv("INIT_SELINUX_TOOK");
+    unsetenv("INIT_AVB_VERSION");
 
     // Now set up SELinux for second stage.
     selinux_initialize(false);