diff --git a/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql/qsql_mysql.cpp b/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql/qsql_mysql.cpp
index 3b954dfcbdd..02e76db9508 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql/qsql_mysql.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/sqldrivers/mysql/qsql_mysql.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(MYSQL_RES*)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(MYSQL*)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(MYSQL_STMT*)
 
+// MYSQL_TYPE_JSON was introduced with MySQL 5.7.9
+#if defined(MYSQL_VERSION_ID) && MYSQL_VERSION_ID < 50709
+#define MYSQL_TYPE_JSON  245
+#endif
+
 // MySQL above version 8 removed my_bool typedef while MariaDB kept it,
 // by redefining it we can regain source compatibility.
 using my_bool = decltype(mysql_stmt_bind_result(nullptr, nullptr));