diff --git a/borg/archiver.py b/borg/archiver.py
index c1de05374..93de2931a 100644
--- a/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/borg/archiver.py
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ class Archiver:
             """
             def __call__(self, parser, ns, values, option):
                 """set the given flag to true unless ``--no`` is passed"""
-                setattr(ns, self.dest, not '--no' in option)
+                setattr(ns, self.dest, option.startswith('--no-'))
 
         subparser = subparsers.add_parser('create', parents=[common_parser],
                                           description=self.do_create.__doc__,