diff --git a/fix-analyze-exception.patch b/fix-analyze-exception.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00699858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-analyze-exception.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+From 6070fe66ac2f317e7e85e5685f0916d1e2b73a28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Colin Guthrie <colin@mageia.org>
+Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 11:08:20 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] analyze: Cosmetic exit when the bootup is not yet complete
+ when plotting.
+
+This is just a nicer message than a python traceback.
+---
+ src/systemd-analyze |    4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/systemd-analyze b/src/systemd-analyze
+index 8148bfb..a49fbb7 100755
+--- a/src/systemd-analyze
++++ b/src/systemd-analyze
+@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ def acquire_start_time():
+         startup_time = int(properties.Get('org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager', 'StartupTimestampMonotonic'))
+         finish_time = int(properties.Get('org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager', 'FinishTimestampMonotonic'))
+ 
++        if finish_time == 0:
++                sys.stderr.write("Bootup is not yet finished. Please try again later.\n")
++                sys.exit(1)
++
+         assert initrd_time <= startup_time
+         assert startup_time <= finish_time
+ 
+-- 
+1.7.10.4
+
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index cb5e5c8c..2ed4bd0a 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 23 08:28:15 UTC 2012 - fcrozat@suse.com
+
+- Add fix-analyze-exception.patch: prevent exception if running
+  systemd-analyze before boot is complete (bnc#772506)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jul 20 19:24:08 CEST 2012 - sbrabec@suse.cz
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 79a06231..f5933311 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Patch49:        ulimit-support.patch
 Patch50:        change-terminal.patch
 Patch51:        fix-tty-startup.patch
 Patch52:        fix-write-user-state-file.patch
+Patch54:        fix-analyze-exception.patch
 
 %description
 Systemd is a system and service manager, compatible with SysV and LSB
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ at boot.
 %patch51 -p1
 %patch52 -p1
 %patch53 -p1
+%patch54 -p1
 
 #needed by patch49
 rm man/systemd.conf.5