diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala
index ad92f5635af35..37edfe0b5c205 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ object SparkSubmit {
       }
     }
 
+
     // Update args.deployMode if it is null. It will be passed down as a Spark property later.
     (args.deployMode, deployMode) match {
       case (null, CLIENT) => args.deployMode = "client"
@@ -328,6 +329,8 @@ object SparkSubmit {
       case (STANDALONE, CLUSTER) if args.isR =>
         printErrorAndExit("Cluster deploy mode is currently not supported for R " +
           "applications on standalone clusters.")
+      case (LOCAL, CLUSTER) =>
+        printErrorAndExit("Cluster deploy mode is not compatible with master \"local\"")
       case (_, CLUSTER) if isShell(args.primaryResource) =>
         printErrorAndExit("Cluster deploy mode is not applicable to Spark shells.")
       case (_, CLUSTER) if isSqlShell(args.mainClass) =>