diff --git a/bin/pt-table-checksum b/bin/pt-table-checksum
index 5d709291..1dd0868e 100755
--- a/bin/pt-table-checksum
+++ b/bin/pt-table-checksum
@@ -7383,6 +7383,18 @@ sub _d {
 # ############################################################################
 # Run the program.
 # ############################################################################
+
+# https://bugs.launchpad.net/percona-toolkit/+bug/916999
+# http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2012/02/21/dbd-mysql-4-014-breaks-pt-table-checksum-2-0/
+eval {
+   require DBD::mysql;
+   if ( ($DBD::mysql::VERSION || '') eq '4.014' ) {
+      die "DBD::mysql v4.014 is installed but it has as bug which prevents "
+        . "pt-table-checksum 2.0 from working properly.  Please upgrade "
+        . "DBD::mysql to any new version.\n"
+   }
+};
+
 if ( !caller ) { exit main(@ARGV); }
 
 1; # Because this is a module as well as a script.