diff --git a/libipl/p10/ipl0.C b/libipl/p10/ipl0.C
index fb51901..3f9e622 100644
--- a/libipl/p10/ipl0.C
+++ b/libipl/p10/ipl0.C
@@ -291,6 +291,12 @@ static void process_guard_records()
 
 	openpower::guard::libguard_init(false);
 
+	if (openpower::guard::checkWriteFlag()) {
+		ipl_log(IPL_INFO, "Guard partition is corrupt");
+		openpower::guard::clearAll();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	auto records = openpower::guard::getAll();
 	if (records.size()) {
 		ipl_log(IPL_INFO, "Number of Records = %d\n",records.size());