diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/backend.go b/server/mvcc/backend/backend.go
index 529f83b0f..1e5f191c8 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/backend/backend.go
+++ b/server/mvcc/backend/backend.go
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ type backend struct {
 	// mlock prevents backend database file to be swapped
 	mlock bool
 
-	mu sync.RWMutex
-	db *bolt.DB
+	mu    sync.RWMutex
+	bopts *bolt.Options
+	db    *bolt.DB
 
 	batchInterval time.Duration
 	batchLimit    int
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@ func newBackend(bcfg BackendConfig) *backend {
 	// In future, may want to make buffering optional for low-concurrency systems
 	// or dynamically swap between buffered/non-buffered depending on workload.
 	b := &backend{
-		db: db,
+		bopts: bopts,
+		db:    db,
 
 		batchInterval: bcfg.BatchInterval,
 		batchLimit:    bcfg.BatchLimit,
@@ -511,13 +513,7 @@ func (b *backend) defrag() error {
 		b.lg.Fatal("failed to rename tmp database", zap.Error(err))
 	}
 
-	defragmentedBoltOptions := bolt.Options{}
-	if boltOpenOptions != nil {
-		defragmentedBoltOptions = *boltOpenOptions
-	}
-	defragmentedBoltOptions.Mlock = b.mlock
-
-	b.db, err = bolt.Open(dbp, 0600, &defragmentedBoltOptions)
+	b.db, err = bolt.Open(dbp, 0600, b.bopts)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.lg.Fatal("failed to open database", zap.String("path", dbp), zap.Error(err))
 	}
diff --git a/server/mvcc/backend/backend_test.go b/server/mvcc/backend/backend_test.go
index af93f1ab8..5bc6c1c75 100644
--- a/server/mvcc/backend/backend_test.go
+++ b/server/mvcc/backend/backend_test.go
@@ -122,7 +122,17 @@ func TestBackendBatchIntervalCommit(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBackendDefrag(t *testing.T) {
-	b, _ := betesting.NewDefaultTmpBackend(t)
+	bcfg := backend.DefaultBackendConfig()
+	// Make sure we change BackendFreelistType
+	// The goal is to verify that we restore config option after defrag.
+	if bcfg.BackendFreelistType == bolt.FreelistMapType {
+		bcfg.BackendFreelistType = bolt.FreelistArrayType
+	} else {
+		bcfg.BackendFreelistType = bolt.FreelistMapType
+	}
+
+	b, _ := betesting.NewTmpBackendFromCfg(t, bcfg)
+
 	defer betesting.Close(t, b)
 
 	tx := b.BatchTx()
@@ -168,6 +178,10 @@ func TestBackendDefrag(t *testing.T) {
 	if nsize >= size {
 		t.Errorf("new size = %v, want < %d", nsize, size)
 	}
+	db := backend.DbFromBackendForTest(b)
+	if db.FreelistType != bcfg.BackendFreelistType {
+		t.Errorf("db FreelistType = [%v], want [%v]", db.FreelistType, bcfg.BackendFreelistType)
+	}
 
 	// try put more keys after shrink.
 	tx = b.BatchTx()