diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/facter.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/facter.py
index a491283544..bb8553d0a2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/facter.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/system/facter.py
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ def main():
         argument_spec = dict()
     )
 
-    cmd = ["/usr/bin/env", "facter", "--puppet", "--json"]
+    facter_path = module.get_bin_path('facter', opt_dirs=['/opt/puppetlabs/bin'])
+
+    cmd = [facter_path, "--puppet", "--json"]
+
     rc, out, err = module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=True)
     module.exit_json(**json.loads(out))