---
 multipath/multipath.rules     |    2 ++
 multipathd/multipathd.service |    1 +
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

Index: multipath-tools-130222/multipath/multipath.rules
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools-130222.orig/multipath/multipath.rules
+++ multipath-tools-130222/multipath/multipath.rules
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # so name them after their devmap name
 SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="end_mpath"
 
+IMPORT{cmdline}="nompath"
+ENV{nompath}=="?*", GOTO="end_mpath"
 ENV{MPATH_SBIN_PATH}="/sbin"
 TEST!="$env{MPATH_SBIN_PATH}/multipath", ENV{MPATH_SBIN_PATH}="/usr/sbin"
 
Index: multipath-tools-130222/multipathd/multipathd.service
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools-130222.orig/multipathd/multipathd.service
+++ multipath-tools-130222/multipathd/multipathd.service
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Description=Device-Mapper Multipath Devi
 Before=iscsi.service iscsid.service lvm2-activation-early.service
 After=syslog.target
 ConditionPathExists=/etc/multipath.conf
+ConditionKernelCommandLine=!nompath
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target