diff --git a/src/modules/partition/CreatePartitionDialog.cpp b/src/modules/partition/CreatePartitionDialog.cpp
index c9602c7cc..b49aecc18 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/CreatePartitionDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/CreatePartitionDialog.cpp
@@ -115,5 +115,6 @@ CreatePartitionDialog::createPartitionInfo()
 
     auto info = new PartitionInfo( partition );
     info->mountPoint = m_ui->mountPointComboBox->currentText();
+    info->format = true;
     return info;
 }