diff --git a/cmake/mysql.cmake b/cmake/mysql.cmake
index 7e3ceccf..77106bc9 100644
--- a/cmake/mysql.cmake
+++ b/cmake/mysql.cmake
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ if(UNIX)
         /usr/local/mysql/include/mysql
         $ENV{ProgramFiles}/MySQL/*/include
         $ENV{SystemDrive}/MySQL/*/include
+        ${LIBRARY_DIR}/external/MySQL/
     )
 
     if(MYSQL_INCLUDE_DIR)