diff --git a/src/cryptsetup.c b/src/cryptsetup.c
index 2308e3df..515da01a 100644
--- a/src/cryptsetup.c
+++ b/src/cryptsetup.c
@@ -2784,6 +2784,9 @@ static const char *verify_reencrypt(void)
 	if (ARG_SET(OPT_REDUCE_DEVICE_SIZE_ID) && ARG_SET(OPT_DEVICE_SIZE_ID))
 		return _("Options --reduce-device-size and --data-size cannot be combined.");
 
+	if (isLUKS1(luksType(device_type)) && ARG_SET(OPT_ACTIVE_NAME_ID))
+		return _("Option --active-name can be set only for LUKS2 device.");
+
 	return NULL;
 }