diff --git a/sql-common/client.c b/sql-common/client.c
index 0ca7ef16c0d..f149442f12e 100644
--- a/sql-common/client.c
+++ b/sql-common/client.c
@@ -1097,11 +1097,16 @@ void mysql_read_default_options(struct st_mysql_options *options,
 	  my_free(options->ssl_capath, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
           options->ssl_capath = my_strdup(opt_arg, MYF(MY_WME));
           break;
+        case 26:			/* ssl_cipher */
+          my_free(options->ssl_cipher, MYF(MY_ALLOW_ZERO_PTR));
+          options->ssl_cipher= my_strdup(opt_arg, MYF(MY_WME));
+          break;
 #else
 	case 13:				/* Ignore SSL options */
 	case 14:
 	case 15:
 	case 16:
+        case 26:
 	  break;
 #endif /* HAVE_OPENSSL */
 	case 17:			/* charset-lib */