diff --git a/cmake/FindMySQL.cmake b/cmake/FindMySQL.cmake
index e629b8ae..ed1104aa 100644
--- a/cmake/FindMySQL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindMySQL.cmake
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ if( UNIX )
   if( MYSQL_CONFIG )
     message(STATUS "Using mysql-config: ${MYSQL_CONFIG}")
     # set INCLUDE_DIR
-    exec_program(${MYSQL_CONFIG}
-      ARGS --include
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${MYSQL_CONFIG} --include
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE MY_TMP
+      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
     )
 
     string(REGEX REPLACE "-I([^ ]*)( .*)?" "\\1" MY_TMP "${MY_TMP}")
     set(MYSQL_ADD_INCLUDE_PATH ${MY_TMP} CACHE FILEPATH INTERNAL)
     #message("[DEBUG] MYSQL ADD_INCLUDE_PATH : ${MYSQL_ADD_INCLUDE_PATH}")
     # set LIBRARY_DIR
-    exec_program(${MYSQL_CONFIG}
-      ARGS --libs_r
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${MYSQL_CONFIG} --libs_r
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE MY_TMP
+      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
     )
     set(MYSQL_ADD_LIBRARIES "")
     string(REGEX MATCHALL "-l[^ ]*" MYSQL_LIB_LIST "${MY_TMP}")