diff --git a/mycli/packages/filepaths.py b/mycli/packages/filepaths.py
index 79fe26dc..a91055d2 100644
--- a/mycli/packages/filepaths.py
+++ b/mycli/packages/filepaths.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def guess_socket_location():
         for r, dirs, files in os.walk(directory, topdown=True):
             for filename in files:
                 name, ext = os.path.splitext(filename)
-                if name.startswith("mysql") and ext in ('.socket', '.sock'):
+                if name.startswith("mysql") and name != "mysqlx" and ext in ('.socket', '.sock'):
                     return os.path.join(r, filename)
             dirs[:] = [d for d in dirs if d.startswith("mysql")]
     return None