diff --git a/libmysqld/CMakeLists.txt b/libmysqld/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ea5c3c84bf..5af5f5e1807 100644
--- a/libmysqld/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libmysqld/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ ENDIF()
 SET(EMBEDDED_API)
 
 FOREACH(f ${CLIENT_API_FUNCTIONS})
-  IF(NOT(f MATCHES "plugin|_start$|_cont$"))
+  IF(f MATCHES "plugin|_start$|_cont$")
+    # Ignore functions, embedded does not export them
+  ELSE()
     SET(EMBEDDED_API ${EMBEDDED_API} ${f})
   ENDIF()	
 ENDFOREACH()