diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/connection/mod.rs
index 11cd08c517..eba5180b5b 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/mysql/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/mysql/connection/mod.rs
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ impl Connect for MySqlConnection {
 
             // https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/mysql-utf8mb4
 
-            conn.execute(r#"
-            SET sql_mode=(SELECT CONCAT(@@sql_mode, ',PIPES_AS_CONCAT,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION,NO_ZERO_DATE,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE'));
-            SET time_zone = '+00:00';
-            SET NAMES utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
-                    "#).await?;
+            conn.execute(concat!(
+                r#"SET sql_mode=(SELECT CONCAT(@@sql_mode, ',PIPES_AS_CONCAT,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION,NO_ZERO_DATE,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE')),"#,
+                r#"time_zone='+00:00',"#,
+                r#"NAMES utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;"#,
+            )).await?;
 
             Ok(conn)
         })