diff --git a/src/cryptsetup.c b/src/cryptsetup.c
index a4e3025d..1601932c 100644
--- a/src/cryptsetup.c
+++ b/src/cryptsetup.c
@@ -2824,6 +2824,9 @@ static void basic_options_cb(poptContext popt_context,
 			      _("Key size must be a multiple of 8 bits"),
 			      poptGetInvocationName(popt_context));
 		break;
+	case OPT_NEW_ID:
+		ARG_SET_TRUE(OPT_ENCRYPT_ID);
+		break;
 	case OPT_REDUCE_DEVICE_SIZE_ID:
 		if (ARG_UINT64(OPT_REDUCE_DEVICE_SIZE_ID) > 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
 			usage(popt_context, EXIT_FAILURE, _("Maximum device reduce size is 1 GiB."),