diff --git a/0002-contrib-Fix-corner-case-libipmimonitoring-sensors-ou.patch b/0002-contrib-Fix-corner-case-libipmimonitoring-sensors-ou.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c00892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0002-contrib-Fix-corner-case-libipmimonitoring-sensors-ou.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+From 0423bf4e64c89426584960d324f94921ed5336c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Albert Chu <chu11@llnl.gov>
+Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:44:46 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] contrib: Fix corner case libipmimonitoring-sensors output
+
+---
+ contrib/libipmimonitoring/ipmimonitoring-sensors.c | 14 ++++++--------
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/contrib/libipmimonitoring/ipmimonitoring-sensors.c b/contrib/libipmimonitoring/ipmimonitoring-sensors.c
+index 55001debc..7cf5db58b 100644
+--- a/contrib/libipmimonitoring/ipmimonitoring-sensors.c
++++ b/contrib/libipmimonitoring/ipmimonitoring-sensors.c
+@@ -441,13 +441,10 @@ _ipmimonitoring (struct ipmi_monitoring_ipmi_config *ipmi_config)
+           goto cleanup;
+         }
+ 
+-      if (!(sensor_bitmask_strings = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_bitmask_strings (ctx)))
+-        {
+-          fprintf (stderr,
+-                   "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_bitmask_strings: %s\n",
+-                   ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+-          goto cleanup;
+-        }
++      /* it's ok for this to be NULL, i.e. sensor_bitmask ==
++       * IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_BITMASK_TYPE_UNKNOWN
++       */
++      sensor_bitmask_strings = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_bitmask_strings (ctx);
+ 
+       if ((sensor_reading_type = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_reading_type (ctx)) < 0)
+         {
+@@ -541,7 +538,8 @@ _ipmimonitoring (struct ipmi_monitoring_ipmi_config *ipmi_config)
+       else
+         printf (", N/A");
+ 
+-      if (sensor_bitmask_type != IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_BITMASK_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
++      if (sensor_bitmask_type != IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_BITMASK_TYPE_UNKNOWN
++          && sensor_bitmask_strings)
+         {
+           unsigned int i = 0;
+ 
+-- 
+2.33.0
+
diff --git a/freeipmi.spec b/freeipmi.spec
index fc95103..45ed0e0 100644
--- a/freeipmi.spec
+++ b/freeipmi.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:             freeipmi
 Version:          1.6.2
-Release:          6
+Release:          7
 Summary:          IPMI remote console and system management software
 License:          GPLv3+
 URL:              http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Source2:          ipmidetectd.service
 Source3:          ipmiseld.service
 
 Patch0001:        0001-Fix-manpage-SDR-English-typo.patch
+Patch0002:        0002-contrib-Fix-corner-case-libipmimonitoring-sensors-ou.patch
 
 BuildRequires:    libgcrypt-devel texinfo systemd
 %{?systemd_requires}
@@ -139,6 +140,9 @@ install-info %{_infodir}/freeipmi-faq.info.gz %{_infodir}/dir &>/dev/null || :
 %exclude %{_infodir}/dir
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 28 2023 liyuanyuan <liyuanyuan@xfusion.com> - 1.6.2-7
+- contrib: Fix corner case libipmimonitoring-sensors output
+
 * Fri Dec 22 2023 liyuanyuan <liyuanyuan@xfusion.com> - 1.6.2-6
 - Fix manpage SDR English typo