diff --git a/src/cryptsetup.c b/src/cryptsetup.c
index bb48a9d9..6d014426 100644
--- a/src/cryptsetup.c
+++ b/src/cryptsetup.c
@@ -3074,9 +3074,6 @@ 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."),
diff --git a/src/cryptsetup_arg_list.h b/src/cryptsetup_arg_list.h
index 2b1ca14b..c60a40d3 100644
--- a/src/cryptsetup_arg_list.h
+++ b/src/cryptsetup_arg_list.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ ARG(OPT_VERIFY_PASSPHRASE, 'y', POPT_ARG_NONE, N_("Verifies the passphrase by as
 
 ARG(OPT_BLOCK_SIZE, 'B', POPT_ARG_STRING, N_("Reencryption block size"), N_("MiB"), CRYPT_ARG_UINT32, { .u32_value = 4 }, {})
 
-ARG(OPT_NEW, 'N', POPT_ARG_NONE, N_("Create new header on not encrypted device"), NULL, CRYPT_ARG_BOOL, {}, {})
+ARG(OPT_NEW, 'N', POPT_ARG_NONE, N_("Create new header on not encrypted device"), NULL, CRYPT_ARG_ALIAS, { .o.id = OPT_ENCRYPT_ID }, {})
 
 ARG(OPT_USE_DIRECTIO, '\0', POPT_ARG_NONE, N_("Use direct-io when accessing devices"), NULL, CRYPT_ARG_BOOL, {}, {})