Index: src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HColumnDescriptor.java =================================================================== --- src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HColumnDescriptor.java (revision 652919) +++ src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HColumnDescriptor.java (working copy) @@ -317,7 +317,9 @@ bloomFilter.write(out); } - out.writeBoolean(this.blockCacheEnabled); + if (this.versionNumber > 1) { + out.writeBoolean(this.blockCacheEnabled); + } } // Comparable