diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/exec.rb b/lib/puppet/type/exec.rb
index 301f7a566bb..a08ec128aab 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/exec.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/exec.rb
@@ -592,13 +592,17 @@ def check(value)
       cmd = self[:command]
       cmd = cmd[0] if cmd.is_a? Array
 
-      cmd.scan(file_regex) { |str|
-        reqs << str
-      }
+      if cmd.is_a?(Puppet::Pops::Evaluator::DeferredValue)
+        self.debug("The 'command' parameter is deferred and cannot be autorequired")
+      else
+        cmd.scan(file_regex) { |str|
+          reqs << str
+        }
 
-      cmd.scan(/^"([^"]+)"/) { |str|
-        reqs << str
-      }
+        cmd.scan(/^"([^"]+)"/) { |str|
+          reqs << str
+        }
+      end
 
       [:onlyif, :unless].each { |param|
         tmp = self[param]
@@ -613,7 +617,11 @@ def check(value)
           # unqualified files, but, well, that's a bit more annoying
           # to do.
           line = line[0] if line.is_a? Array
-          reqs += line.scan(file_regex)
+          if line.is_a?(Puppet::Pops::Evaluator::DeferredValue)
+            self.debug("The '#{param}' parameter is deferred and cannot be autorequired")
+          else
+            reqs += line.scan(file_regex)
+          end
         end
       }
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/exec_spec.rb b/spec/unit/type/exec_spec.rb
index 6c330920775..cb47eab489f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/type/exec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/exec_spec.rb
@@ -252,6 +252,19 @@ def exec_stub(options = {})
     expect(dependencies.collect(&:to_s)).to eq([Puppet::Relationship.new(tmp, execer).to_s])
   end
 
+  it "skips autorequire for deferred commands" do
+    foo = make_absolute('/bin/foo')
+    catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
+    tmp = Puppet::Type.type(:file).new(:name => foo)
+    execer = Puppet::Type.type(:exec).new(:name => 'test array', :command => Puppet::Pops::Evaluator::DeferredValue.new(nil))
+
+    catalog.add_resource tmp
+    catalog.add_resource execer
+    dependencies = execer.autorequire(catalog)
+
+    expect(dependencies.collect(&:to_s)).to eq([])
+  end
+
   describe "when handling the path parameter" do
     expect = %w{one two three four}
     { "an array"                                      => expect,