diff --git a/src/cryptsetup.c b/src/cryptsetup.c
index 9cbf827b..bc7f0385 100644
--- a/src/cryptsetup.c
+++ b/src/cryptsetup.c
@@ -999,7 +999,10 @@ static int action_luksFormat(void)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (luks_version == 2 && opt_integrity) {
+	if (luks_version != 2 && opt_integrity) {
+		log_err(_("Integrity option can be used only for LUKS2 format.\n"));
+		goto out;
+	} if (opt_integrity) {
 		r = crypt_parse_integrity_mode(opt_integrity, integrity, &integrity_keysize);
 		if (r < 0) {
 			log_err(_("No known integrity specification pattern detected.\n"));