diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 7b917d5aa..54668d7af 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ func create(s string, opts options.Options) (restic.Backend, error) {
 	case "rest":
 		return rest.Create(cfg.(rest.Config), rt)
 	case "rclone":
-		return rclone.Open(cfg.(rclone.Config), nil)
+		return rclone.Create(cfg.(rclone.Config))
 	}
 
 	debug.Log("invalid repository scheme: %v", s)