diff --git a/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh b/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh
index b868006ee40..3165a01362c 100644
--- a/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysqld_multi.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use Getopt::Long;
 use POSIX qw(strftime);
 
 $|=1;
-$VER="2.4";
+$VER="2.5";
 
 $opt_config_file   = undef();
 $opt_example       = 0;
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ sub start_mysqlds()
       }
       else
       {
+	$options[$j]=~ s/;/\\;/g;
 	$tmp.= " $options[$j]";
       }
     }