diff --git a/agents/plugins/mk_mysql b/agents/plugins/mk_mysql
index 2b1325dd5cb..cde33f7e263 100755
--- a/agents/plugins/mk_mysql
+++ b/agents/plugins/mk_mysql
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ alias_string=$(grep -F -h alias "$MK_CONFDIR"/mysql{.local,}.cfg | sed -ne 's/.*
 if [ -z "$mysql_socket_string" ]; then
     mysql_socket_string=$(ps -fww -C mysqld | grep "socket" | sed -ne 's/.*socket=\([^ ]*\).*/\1/p')
 fi
+if [ -z "$mysql_socket_string" ]; then
+    mysql_socket_string=$(find /run/mysqld -type s)
+fi
 if [ -z "$mysql_socket_string" ]; then
     do_query "" ""
 else