diff --git a/cmake/FindMySQL.cmake b/cmake/FindMySQL.cmake
index 6919d3a0b..363e88ccd 100644
--- a/cmake/FindMySQL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindMySQL.cmake
@@ -4,18 +4,20 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
   )
 
   if(MYSQL_CONFIG)
-    exec_program(${MYSQL_CONFIG}
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${MYSQL_CONFIG}
       ARGS --include
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE MY_TMP
+      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
     )
 
     string(REGEX REPLACE "-I([^ ]*)( .*)?" "\\1" MY_TMP "${MY_TMP}")
 
     set(MYSQL_CONFIG_INCLUDE_DIR ${MY_TMP} CACHE FILEPATH INTERNAL)
 
-    exec_program(${MYSQL_CONFIG}
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${MYSQL_CONFIG}
       ARGS --libs_r
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE MY_TMP
+      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
     )
 
     set(MYSQL_CONFIG_LIBRARIES "")