diff --git a/mkcrypt b/mkcrypt
index 6b19470..6dabfcb 100755
--- a/mkcrypt
+++ b/mkcrypt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if [ "${CONFRM,,}" = "y" ]; then
   echo "Setting up encryption with password..."
   echo ""
 
-  cryptsetup --verbose --cipher "${CIPHER}" --key-size "${KEYSIZ}" --hash "${HSHTYP}" --iter-time "${ITTIME}" --use-${USERAN} --verify-passphrase luksFormat "${DEVICE}"
+  cryptsetup --type luks${LKSTYP} --verbose --cipher "${CIPHER}" --key-size "${KEYSIZ}" --hash "${HSHTYP}" --iter-time "${ITTIME}" --use-${USERAN} --verify-passphrase luksFormat "${DEVICE}"
   echo ""
 
   echo -n "Do you wish to also use a key file [y/N]? "