diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/HdfsProtoUtil.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/HdfsProtoUtil.java
index 5bd8a0806f3..fe7446f6740 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/HdfsProtoUtil.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/HdfsProtoUtil.java
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ public abstract class HdfsProtoUtil {
   }
 
   public static DataChecksum.Type fromProto(HdfsProtos.ChecksumTypeProto type) {
-    return DataChecksum.Type.valueOf(type.name());
+    return DataChecksum.Type.valueOf(type.getNumber());
   }
 
   public static HdfsProtos.ChecksumTypeProto toProto(DataChecksum.Type type) {
-    return HdfsProtos.ChecksumTypeProto.valueOf(type.name());
+    return HdfsProtos.ChecksumTypeProto.valueOf(type.id);
   }
 
   public static InputStream vintPrefixed(final InputStream input)
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/datatransfer/DataTransferProtoUtil.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/datatransfer/DataTransferProtoUtil.java
index dd9beb535bc..d2b04ed2bdf 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/datatransfer/DataTransferProtoUtil.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/datatransfer/DataTransferProtoUtil.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public abstract class DataTransferProtoUtil {
   }
 
   public static ChecksumProto toProto(DataChecksum checksum) {
-    ChecksumTypeProto type = ChecksumTypeProto.valueOf(checksum.getChecksumType().name());
+    ChecksumTypeProto type = HdfsProtoUtil.toProto(checksum.getChecksumType());
     if (type == null) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(
           "Can't convert checksum to protobuf: " + checksum);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public abstract class DataTransferProtoUtil {
     if (proto == null) return null;
 
     int bytesPerChecksum = proto.getBytesPerChecksum();
-    DataChecksum.Type type = DataChecksum.Type.valueOf(proto.getType().name());
+    DataChecksum.Type type = HdfsProtoUtil.fromProto(proto.getType());
     
     return DataChecksum.newDataChecksum(type, bytesPerChecksum);
   }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelper.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelper.java
index 2d33558ede3..0603d15dd87 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelper.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocolPB/PBHelper.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.HdfsConstants.DatanodeReportType;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.HdfsConstants.SafeModeAction;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.HdfsFileStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.HdfsLocatedFileStatus;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.HdfsProtoUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.LocatedBlock;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.LocatedBlocks;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.proto.ClientNamenodeProtocolProtos;
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.proto.HdfsProtos.BlockWithLocationsProto;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.proto.HdfsProtos.BlocksWithLocationsProto;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.proto.HdfsProtos.CheckpointCommandProto;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.proto.HdfsProtos.CheckpointSignatureProto;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.proto.HdfsProtos.ChecksumTypeProto;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.proto.HdfsProtos.ContentSummaryProto;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.proto.HdfsProtos.CorruptFileBlocksProto;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.proto.HdfsProtos.DatanodeIDProto;
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.RemoteEditLog;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.RemoteEditLogManifest;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.EnumSetWritable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;
-import org.apache.hadoop.util.DataChecksum;
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.token.Token;
 
 import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
@@ -961,7 +960,7 @@ public class PBHelper {
         fs.getFileBufferSize(),
         fs.getEncryptDataTransfer(),
         fs.getTrashInterval(),
-        DataChecksum.Type.valueOf(fs.getChecksumType().name()));
+        HdfsProtoUtil.fromProto(fs.getChecksumType()));
   }
   
   public static FsServerDefaultsProto convert(FsServerDefaults fs) {
@@ -974,7 +973,7 @@ public class PBHelper {
       .setFileBufferSize(fs.getFileBufferSize())
       .setEncryptDataTransfer(fs.getEncryptDataTransfer())
       .setTrashInterval(fs.getTrashInterval())
-      .setChecksumType(ChecksumTypeProto.valueOf(fs.getChecksumType().name()))
+      .setChecksumType(HdfsProtoUtil.toProto(fs.getChecksumType()))
       .build();
   }
   
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/proto/datatransfer.proto b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/proto/datatransfer.proto
index ae42c8358b3..d202f79a97a 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/proto/datatransfer.proto
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/proto/datatransfer.proto
@@ -181,5 +181,5 @@ message OpBlockChecksumResponseProto {
   required uint32 bytesPerCrc = 1;
   required uint64 crcPerBlock = 2;
   required bytes md5 = 3;
-  optional ChecksumTypeProto crcType = 4 [default = CRC32];
+  optional ChecksumTypeProto crcType = 4 [default = CHECKSUM_CRC32];
 }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/proto/hdfs.proto b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/proto/hdfs.proto
index 43f373b8c2e..16b149efb88 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/proto/hdfs.proto
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/proto/hdfs.proto
@@ -181,11 +181,13 @@ message HdfsFileStatusProto {
 
 /**
  * Checksum algorithms/types used in HDFS
+ * Make sure this enum's integer values match enum values' id properties defined
+ * in org.apache.hadoop.util.DataChecksum.Type
  */
 enum ChecksumTypeProto {
-  NULL = 0;
-  CRC32 = 1;
-  CRC32C = 2;
+  CHECKSUM_NULL = 0;
+  CHECKSUM_CRC32 = 1;
+  CHECKSUM_CRC32C = 2;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ message FsServerDefaultsProto {
   required uint32 fileBufferSize = 5;
   optional bool encryptDataTransfer = 6 [default = false];
   optional uint64 trashInterval = 7 [default = 0];
-  optional ChecksumTypeProto checksumType = 8 [default = CRC32];
+  optional ChecksumTypeProto checksumType = 8 [default = CHECKSUM_CRC32];
 }