diff --git a/lib/facter/mysqld_version.rb b/lib/facter/mysqld_version.rb
index a97459eff..a0e67ea0f 100644
--- a/lib/facter/mysqld_version.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/mysqld_version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Facter.add('mysqld_version') do
+  confine { Facter::Core::Execution.which('mysqld') }
   setcode do
     Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('mysqld --no-defaults -V 2>/dev/null')
   end