diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d790ee54..9220f60f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ if test "$HAVE_MYSQL" = "yes"; then
     AC_CHECK_DECLS([MYSQL_OPT_READ_TIMEOUT],[MYSQL_INC="$MYSQL_INC -DMYSQL_OPT_READ_TIMEOUT=MYSQL_OPT_READ_TIMEOUT"],,[#include<mysql.h>])
     AC_CHECK_DECLS([MYSQL_OPT_WRITE_TIMEOUT],[MYSQL_INC="$MYSQL_INC -DMYSQL_OPT_WRITE_TIMEOUT=MYSQL_OPT_WRITE_TIMEOUT"],,[#include<mysql.h>])
     AC_CHECK_DECLS([mysql_set_character_set],[MYSQL_INC="$MYSQL_INC -DHAVE_MYSQL_SET_CHARSET"],,[#include<mysql.h>])
+    AC_CHECK_TYPE([my_bool],[MYSQL_INC="$MYSQL_INC -DHAVE_MYSQL_MY_BOOL"],,[#include<mysql.h>])
     CPPFLAGS=$save_CPPFLAGS
 fi
 fi
diff --git a/modules/server/mysqldb.cpp b/modules/server/mysqldb.cpp
index 7c059217..759799d2 100644
--- a/modules/server/mysqldb.cpp
+++ b/modules/server/mysqldb.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
 #define mysql_library_end mysql_server_end
 #endif
 
+// MySQL 8.0.1 removes declaration of my_bool
+#ifndef HAVE_MYSQL_MY_BOOL
+typedef char my_bool;
+#endif
+
 using namespace TelEngine;
 namespace { // anonymous