diff --git a/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/mysql/ogrmysqldatasource.cpp b/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/mysql/ogrmysqldatasource.cpp
index e694bbd..8733af9 100644
--- a/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/mysql/ogrmysqldatasource.cpp
+++ b/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/mysql/ogrmysqldatasource.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wunknown-pragmas"
 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdocumentation"
 #endif
-#include <my_sys.h>
+/*#include <my_sys.h> mysql 8.1 no longer ships with my_sys.h*/
 #ifdef __clang__
 #pragma clang diagnostic pop
 #endif