diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/pcmk_common.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/pcmk_common.rb
index 8848c291..3856eaa8 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/pcmk_common.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/pcmk_common.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ end
 
 PCS_BIN = "#{prefix_path}pcs" unless defined? PCS_BIN
 CRMDIFF_BIN = "#{prefix_path}crm_diff" unless defined? CRMDIFF_BIN
+CRMNODE_BIN = "#{prefix_path}crm_node" unless defined? CRMNODE_BIN
 CRMSIMULATE_BIN = "#{prefix_path}crm_simulate" unless defined? CRMSIMULATE_BIN
 CRMRESOURCE_BIN = "#{prefix_path}crm_resource" unless defined? CRMRESOURCE_BIN
 TIMEOUT_BIN = "#{prefix_path}timeout" unless defined? TIMEOUT_BIN
@@ -36,6 +37,15 @@ def pcs_cli_version()
   return pcs_cli_version
 end
 
+def crm_node_l()
+  begin
+    nodes = `#{CRMNODE_BIN} -l`
+  rescue
+    nodes = ''
+  end
+  return nodes
+end
+
 
 # Ruby 2.5 has dropped Dir::Tmpname.make_tmpname
 # https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/25d56ea7b7b52dc81af30c92a9a0e2d2dab6ff27
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/pcmk_stonith/default.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/pcmk_stonith/default.rb
index cf5b2e99..a822cb71 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/pcmk_stonith/default.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/pcmk_stonith/default.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:pcmk_stonith).provide(:default) do
 
   def stonith_location_rule_create()
     pcmk_host_list = @resource[:pcmk_host_list]
-    if not_empty_string(pcmk_host_list)
+    nodes_count = crm_node_l().lines.size
+    if not_empty_string(pcmk_host_list) and nodes_count > 1
       location_cmd = "constraint location #{@resource[:name]} avoids #{pcmk_host_list}=10000"
       Puppet.debug("stonith_location_rule_create: #{location_cmd}")
       pcs('create', @resource[:name], location_cmd, @resource[:tries],