diff --git a/check-if-disklabel-supports-partition-names.patch b/check-if-disklabel-supports-partition-names.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d28d0475d3ce948ea0139289d2dc214358b822e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check-if-disklabel-supports-partition-names.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From 6817db6f11ffbaac511c5d43129473910c80736e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Vojtech Trefny <vtrefny@redhat.com>
+Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 18:06:51 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] check if disklabel supports partition names
+
+pyparted now raises an exception when trying to access partition 
+name on a disklabel that doesn't support partition names, see 
+https://github.com/dcantrell/pyparted/issues/59
+---
+ blivet/formats/disklabel.py      | 7 +++++++
+ blivet/populator/helpers/boot.py | 1 +
+ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/blivet/formats/disklabel.py b/blivet/formats/disklabel.py
+index e13ab2f..125f2ba 100644
+--- a/blivet/formats/disklabel.py
++++ b/blivet/formats/disklabel.py
+@@ -329,6 +329,13 @@ class DiskLabel(DeviceFormat):
+         """ Device status. """
+         return False
+ 
++    @property
++    def supports_names(self):
++        if not self.supported or not self.parted_disk:
++            return False
++
++        return self.parted_disk.supportsFeature(parted.DISK_TYPE_PARTITION_NAME)
++
+     def _create(self, **kwargs):
+         """ Create the device. """
+         log_method_call(self, device=self.device,
+diff --git a/blivet/populator/helpers/boot.py b/blivet/populator/helpers/boot.py
+index 76eed22..5eee9ae 100644
+--- a/blivet/populator/helpers/boot.py
++++ b/blivet/populator/helpers/boot.py
+@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class MacEFIFormatPopulator(BootFormatPopulator):
+         fmt = formats.get_format(cls._type_specifier)
+         try:
+             return (super(MacEFIFormatPopulator, MacEFIFormatPopulator).match(data, device) and
++                    device.disk.format.supports_names and
+                     device.parted_partition.name == fmt.name)
+         except AttributeError:
+             # just in case device.parted_partition has no name attr
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+
diff --git a/python-blivet.spec b/python-blivet.spec
index 856436b18690bf4e475724539f79bc5fc7cb19e5..7d876ff126afdbc90e82965770c5feffcb78b1d5 100644
--- a/python-blivet.spec
+++ b/python-blivet.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-blivet
 Version:        3.1.1
-Release:        6
+Release:        7
 Epoch:          1
 Summary:        A python module for system storage configuration
 License:        LGPLv2+
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Patch1:         0002-Fix-options-for-ISCSI-functions-1632656.patch
 
 Patch9000:      fix-the-long-hostname.patch
 
+# from upstream https://github.com/dcantrell/pyparted/issues/59
+Patch6000:      check-if-disklabel-supports-partition-names.patch
+
 %description
 The python-blivet package is a python module for examining and modifying
 storage configuration.
@@ -119,6 +122,12 @@ make PYTHON=%{__python2} DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install
 %doc README
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Mar 21 2020 hexiujun <hexiujun1@huawei.com> - 3.1.1-7
+- Type:bugfix
+- ID:NA
+- SUG:NA
+- DESC:check if disklabel supports partition names
+
 * Sat Mar 14 2020 hexiujun <hexiujun1@huawei.com> - 3.1.1-6
 - Type:enhancement
 - ID:NA