1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sm/keydb.c b/sm/keydb.c
index f5705cb45..495eb497f 100644
--- a/sm/keydb.c
+++ b/sm/keydb.c
@@ -213,6 +213,18 @@ maybe_create_keybox (char *filename, int force, int *r_created)
     }
   umask (oldmask);
 
+  /* Make sure that at least one record is in a new keybox file, so
+     that the detection magic for OpenPGP keyboxes works the next time
+     it is used.  */
+  rc = _keybox_write_header_blob (fp, 0);
+  if (rc)
+    {
+      fclose (fp);
+      log_error (_("error creating keybox '%s': %s\n"),
+                 filename, gpg_strerror (rc));
+      goto leave;
+    }
+
   if (!opt.quiet)
     log_info (_("keybox '%s' created\n"), filename);
   if (r_created)