if (archive_format == GNU_FORMAT && getenv ("POSIXLY_CORRECT"))
archive_format = POSIX_FORMAT;
- if ((volume_label_option
+ if (((volume_label_option && subcommand_option == CREATE_SUBCOMMAND)
|| incremental_option || multi_volume_option || sparse_option)
&& archive_format != OLDGNU_FORMAT && archive_format != GNU_FORMAT)
USAGE_ERROR ((0, 0,