diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 9de6b201..fa46fe51 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ galera_server_required_distro_packages:
 
 galera_etc_conf_file: "/etc/mysql/my.cnf"
 galera_etc_include_dir: "/etc/mysql/conf.d"
-galera_var_run_socket: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
+galera_var_run_socket: "/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock"
 
 _galera_mariadb_server_package: "MariaDB-server"