diff --git a/validations/mysql-open-files-limit.yaml b/validations/mysql-open-files-limit.yaml
index 7bc15b2d7..857af775b 100644
--- a/validations/mysql-open-files-limit.yaml
+++ b/validations/mysql-open-files-limit.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     min_open_files_limit: 16384
   tasks:
   - name: Get the open_files_limit value
+    become: true
     mysql_variables: variable=open_files_limit
     register: mysqld_open_files_limit
   - name: Test the open-files-limit value