diff --git a/sql/CMakeLists.txt b/sql/CMakeLists.txt
index 1bec2d7b082..4c75ae39755 100644
--- a/sql/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sql/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ IF(NOT WITHOUT_DYNAMIC_PLUGINS)
 ENDIF()
 
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(mysqld PROPERTIES ENABLE_EXPORTS TRUE) 
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mysqld sql)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(mysqld sql mysys)
 
 # Provide plugins with minimal set of libraries
 SET(INTERFACE_LIBS ${LIBRT})