diff --git a/packages/databases/mysql/patches/mysql-0005-pchar-fix-in-client-authtentification.patch b/packages/databases/mysql/patches/mysql-0005-pchar-fix-in-client-authtentification.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbde74e716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/databases/mysql/patches/mysql-0005-pchar-fix-in-client-authtentification.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/sql-common/client_authentication.cc	2017-05-06 16:38:34.349486565 +0200
++++ b/sql-common/client_authentication.cc	2017-05-06 16:41:32.286431336 +0200
+@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
+ 
+   if (mysql->options.extension != NULL &&
+       mysql->options.extension->server_public_key_path != NULL &&
+-      mysql->options.extension->server_public_key_path != '\0')
++      *(mysql->options.extension->server_public_key_path) != '\0')
+   {
+     pub_key_file= fopen(mysql->options.extension->server_public_key_path,
+                         "r");