diff --git a/lib/facter/mysqld_version.rb b/lib/facter/mysqld_version.rb
index 6a383190c..ad28fd5b8 100644
--- a/lib/facter/mysqld_version.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/mysqld_version.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 Facter.add('mysqld_version') do
   setcode do
-    if Facter::Core::Execution.which('mysqld') || Facter::Core::Execution.which('/usr/libexec/mysqld')
-      Facter::Core::Execution.execute('env PATH=$PATH:/usr/libexec mysqld --no-defaults -V 2>/dev/null')
+    if Facter::Core::Execution.which('mysqld')
+      Facter::Core::Execution.execute('mysqld --no-defaults -V 2>/dev/null')
+    elsif Facter::Core::Execution.which('/usr/libexec/mysqld')
+      Facter::Core::Execution.execute('/usr/libexec/mysqld --no-defaults -V 2>/dev/null')
     elsif Facter::Core::Execution.which('mariadbd')
       Facter::Core::Execution.execute('mariadbd --no-defaults -V 2>/dev/null')
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/facter/mysqld_version_spec.rb b/spec/unit/facter/mysqld_version_spec.rb
index 6a029d1c2..b69cfd7ef 100644
--- a/spec/unit/facter/mysqld_version_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/facter/mysqld_version_spec.rb
@@ -11,8 +11,23 @@
     context 'with mysqld' do
       before :each do
         allow(Facter::Core::Execution).to receive(:which).with('mysqld').and_return('/usr/sbin/mysqld')
+        allow(Facter::Core::Execution).to receive(:which).with('/usr/libexec/mysqld').and_return(false)
+        allow(Facter::Core::Execution).to receive(:which).with('mariadbd').and_return(false)
+        allow(Facter::Core::Execution).to receive(:execute).with('mysqld --no-defaults -V 2>/dev/null')
+                                                           .and_return('mysqld  Ver 5.5.49-37.9 for Linux on x86_64 (Percona Server (GPL), Release 37.9, Revision efa0073)')
+      end
+
+      it {
+        expect(Facter.fact(:mysqld_version).value).to eq('mysqld  Ver 5.5.49-37.9 for Linux on x86_64 (Percona Server (GPL), Release 37.9, Revision efa0073)')
+      }
+    end
+
+    context 'with mysqld in /usr/libexec/mysqld' do
+      before :each do
+        allow(Facter::Core::Execution).to receive(:which).with('mysqld').and_return(false)
+        allow(Facter::Core::Execution).to receive(:which).with('/usr/libexec/mysqld').and_return('/usr/libexec/mysqld')
         allow(Facter::Core::Execution).to receive(:which).with('mariadbd').and_return(false)
-        allow(Facter::Core::Execution).to receive(:execute).with('env PATH=$PATH:/usr/libexec mysqld --no-defaults -V 2>/dev/null')
+        allow(Facter::Core::Execution).to receive(:execute).with('/usr/libexec/mysqld --no-defaults -V 2>/dev/null')
                                                            .and_return('mysqld  Ver 5.5.49-37.9 for Linux on x86_64 (Percona Server (GPL), Release 37.9, Revision efa0073)')
       end