diff --git a/debian/libmariadbclient18.links b/debian/libmariadbclient18.links
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2e8a48302f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/libmariadbclient18.links
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0	usr/lib/libmariadbclient.so.18.0.0
+usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.18	usr/lib/libmariadbclient.so.18
+usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so	usr/lib/libmariadbclient.so