diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 869869b4d..a57662fd1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ find_package(PCHSupport)
 find_package(ACE REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-
-if( NOT USE_MYSQL_SOURCES )
-  find_package(MySQL REQUIRED)
-endif()
+find_package(MySQL REQUIRED)
 
 if( UNIX )
   find_package(Readline)