diff --git a/src/engine-gpg.c b/src/engine-gpg.c
index 3ddaa07f..1b0e4c95 100644
--- a/src/engine-gpg.c
+++ b/src/engine-gpg.c
@@ -2136,6 +2136,8 @@ gpg_createkey (engine_gpg_t gpg,
       err = add_arg (gpg, "--passphrase");
       if (!err)
         err = add_arg (gpg, "");
+      if (!err)
+        err = add_arg (gpg, "--batch");
     }
   if (!err && (flags & GPGME_CREATE_FORCE))
     err = add_arg (gpg, "--yes");