diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/pacemaker_common.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/pacemaker_common.rb
index 75f4090..8eb32e8 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/pacemaker_common.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/pacemaker_common.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-require 'rexml/document'
+begin
+  require 'rexml/document'
+rescue LoadError
+end
 
 class Puppet::Provider::Pacemaker_common < Puppet::Provider