diff --git a/client/mysql.cc b/client/mysql.cc
index cd2c37972bc..177d0f60757 100644
--- a/client/mysql.cc
+++ b/client/mysql.cc
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #if defined(__WIN__)
 #include <conio.h>
 #else
-#include <readline.h>
+# ifdef __APPLE__
+#  include <editline/readline.h>
+# else
+#  include <readline.h>
+# endif
 #define HAVE_READLINE
 #define USE_POPEN
 #endif