diff --git a/panels.install b/panels.install
index b913012..a3e39d6 100644
--- a/panels.install
+++ b/panels.install
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ function panels_update_7301() {
  * Adding universally unique identifiers to panels.
  */
 function panels_update_7302() {
+  if (!module_load_include('inc', 'ctools', 'includes/uuid')) {
+    throw new DrupalUpdateException(t('Ctools UUID support not detected. You must update to a more recent version of the ctools module.'));
+  }
+
   // Load the schema.
   $schema = panels_schema_5();
   $msg = array();