diff --git a/ctdb/tools/ctdb.c b/ctdb/tools/ctdb.c
index 0b263f225e0..223be3f3c42 100644
--- a/ctdb/tools/ctdb.c
+++ b/ctdb/tools/ctdb.c
@@ -2529,10 +2529,16 @@ static int control_getreclock(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, int argc, const char **
 		DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR, ("Unable to get reclock file from node %u\n", options.pnn));
 		return ret;
 	} else {
-		if (reclock == NULL) {
-			printf("No reclock file used.\n");
+		if (options.machinereadable){
+			if (reclock != NULL) {
+				printf("%s", reclock);
+			}
 		} else {
-			printf("Reclock file:%s\n", reclock);
+			if (reclock == NULL) {
+				printf("No reclock file used.\n");
+			} else {
+				printf("Reclock file:%s\n", reclock);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;