diff --git a/core/src/cats/mysql.cc b/core/src/cats/mysql.cc
index 4346b8d9a57..ce64049e66a 100644
--- a/core/src/cats/mysql.cc
+++ b/core/src/cats/mysql.cc
@@ -148,7 +148,11 @@ bool BareosDbMysql::OpenDatabase(JobControlRecord* jcr)
 {
   bool retval = false;
   int errstat;
+#if LIBMYSQL_VERSION_ID > 80000
+  bool reconnect = 1;
+#else
   my_bool reconnect = 1;
+#endif
 
   P(mutex);
   if (connected_) {