diff --git a/recipes-support/mysql/mysql5-native_5.1.40.bb b/recipes-support/mysql/mysql5-native_5.1.40.bb
index 40d07ec88e..800178330b 100644
--- a/recipes-support/mysql/mysql5-native_5.1.40.bb
+++ b/recipes-support/mysql/mysql5-native_5.1.40.bb
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ EXTRA_OEMAKE = ""
 EXTRA_OECONF = " --with-embedded-server "
 
 do_install() {
+        oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install
+        mv -f ${D}${libdir}/mysql/* ${D}${libdir}
+        rmdir ${D}${libdir}/mysql
+
         install -d ${D}${bindir}
         install -m 0755 sql/gen_lex_hash ${D}${bindir}/
 }