diff --git a/0009-mkfs.ocfs2-Abort-if-cluster-information-is-not-detec.patch b/0009-mkfs.ocfs2-Abort-if-cluster-information-is-not-detec.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a68edab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0009-mkfs.ocfs2-Abort-if-cluster-information-is-not-detec.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+From 14c5f3788b047024390c1a1ae40a0585417ed0d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Goldwyn Rodrigues <rgoldwyn@suse.com>
+Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 23:56:39 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH 9/9] mkfs.ocfs2: Abort if cluster information is not detected
+
+---
+ mkfs.ocfs2/check.c | 19 +++++++++++++++----
+ mkfs.ocfs2/mkfs.h  |  2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/mkfs.ocfs2/check.c b/mkfs.ocfs2/check.c
+index f05dc72..75f0e7b 100644
+--- a/mkfs.ocfs2/check.c
++++ b/mkfs.ocfs2/check.c
+@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int is_classic_stack(char *stack_name)
+ }
+ 
+ /* For ocfs2_fill_cluster_information().  Errors are to be ignored */
+-void cluster_fill(char **stack_name, char **cluster_name, uint8_t *stack_flags)
++errcode_t cluster_fill(char **stack_name, char **cluster_name, uint8_t *stack_flags)
+ {
+ 	errcode_t err;
+ 	struct o2cb_cluster_desc cluster;
+@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ void cluster_fill(char **stack_name, char **cluster_name, uint8_t *stack_flags)
+ 
+ 	err = o2cb_init();
+ 	if (err)
+-		return;
++		goto out;
+ 
+ 	err = o2cb_running_cluster_desc(&cluster);
+ 	if (err)
+-		return;
++		goto out;
+ 
+ 	if (cluster.c_stack) {
+ 		/*
+@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ void cluster_fill(char **stack_name, char **cluster_name, uint8_t *stack_flags)
+ 		*cluster_name = cluster.c_cluster;
+ 		*stack_flags = cluster.c_flags;
+ 	}
++out:
++	return err;
+ }
+ 
+ /* For ocfs2_fill_cluster_information().  Errors are to be ignored */
+@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ int ocfs2_fill_cluster_information(State *s)
+ 	uint8_t user_stack_flags, o2cb_stack_flags, disk_stack_flags;
+ 	int clusterinfo = 0, userspace = 0;
+ 	int ret = -1;
++	errcode_t err;
+ 
+ 	if (s->mount == MOUNT_LOCAL)
+ 		return 0;
+@@ -139,7 +142,15 @@ int ocfs2_fill_cluster_information(State *s)
+ 	*user_value = *o2cb_value = *disk_value = '\0';
+ 
+ 	/* get currently active cluster stack */
+-	cluster_fill(&o2cb_stack_name, &o2cb_cluster_name, &o2cb_stack_flags);
++	err = cluster_fill(&o2cb_stack_name, &o2cb_cluster_name, &o2cb_stack_flags);
++	if (err && !s->cluster_stack) {
++		com_err(s->progname, 0, "Could not determine cluster "
++			"information.\nEither load the correct kernel module"
++			", set the cluster_stack and start cluster "
++			"services, or provide --cluster-stack and "
++			"--cluster-name command line arguments.\n");
++		return -1;
++	}
+ 
+ 	/* get cluster stack configured on disk */
+ 	disk_fill(s->device_name, &disk_stack_name, &disk_cluster_name,
+diff --git a/mkfs.ocfs2/mkfs.h b/mkfs.ocfs2/mkfs.h
+index 13b4fb5..ca2004c 100644
+--- a/mkfs.ocfs2/mkfs.h
++++ b/mkfs.ocfs2/mkfs.h
+@@ -243,6 +243,6 @@ struct _State {
+ };
+ 
+ int is_classic_stack(char *stack_name);
+-void cluster_fill(char **stack_name, char **cluster_name, uint8_t *stack_flags);
++errcode_t cluster_fill(char **stack_name, char **cluster_name, uint8_t *stack_flags);
+ int ocfs2_fill_cluster_information(State *s);
+ int ocfs2_check_volume(State *s);
+-- 
+1.8.1.4
+
diff --git a/ocfs2-tools.changes b/ocfs2-tools.changes
index 8d80837..3051606 100644
--- a/ocfs2-tools.changes
+++ b/ocfs2-tools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep  5 07:24:42 CDT 2013 - rgoldwyn@suse.com
+
+- mkfs.ocfs2 aborts if cluster information is not found/supplied
+  + 0009-mkfs.ocfs2-Abort-if-cluster-information-is-not-detec.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep  3 09:14:16 CDT 2013 - rgoldwyn@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ocfs2-tools.spec b/ocfs2-tools.spec
index bfc4a48..2f66d2c 100644
--- a/ocfs2-tools.spec
+++ b/ocfs2-tools.spec
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ Patch224:       0003-Get-cluster-name-from-corosync-cmap.patch
 Patch225:       0004-Remove-controld-structures-from-debugfs.ocfs2.patch
 Patch226:       0005-Check-for-DLM-kernel-version-in-user_begin_group_joi.patch
 Patch227:       0006-Add-cmap-and-dlm-libraries-in-the-tools.patch
-Patch229:       0008-mount.ocfs2-Read-stack-from-device-and-setup-stack-i.patch
+Patch228:       0008-mount.ocfs2-Read-stack-from-device-and-setup-stack-i.patch
+Patch229:       0009-mkfs.ocfs2-Abort-if-cluster-information-is-not-detec.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  e2fsprogs-devel
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ managing the file system.
 %patch225 -p1
 %patch226 -p1
 %patch227 -p1
+%patch228 -p1
 %patch229 -p1
 
 %build