diff --git a/scripts/mysql_config.sh b/scripts/mysql_config.sh
index aa7af1cb2c6..86cbe944416 100644
--- a/scripts/mysql_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysql_config.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ libs_r="$ldflags -L$pkglibdir -lmysqlclient_r @LIBS@ @openssl_libs@"
 libs_r=`echo "$libs_r" | sed -e 's;  \+; ;g' | sed -e 's;^ *;;' | sed -e 's; *\$;;'`
 cflags="-I$pkgincludedir @CFLAGS@ " #note: end space!
 include="-I$pkgincludedir"
-embedded_libs="$ldflags -L$pkglibdir -lmysqld @LIBS@ @WRAPLIBS@ @innodb_system_libs@"
+embedded_libs="$ldflags -L$pkglibdir -lmysqld @LIBS@ @WRAPLIBS@ @innodb_system_libs@ $client_libs"
 embedded_libs=`echo "$embedded_libs" | sed -e 's;  \+; ;g' | sed -e 's;^ *;;' | sed -e 's; *\$;;'`
 
 # Remove some options that a client doesn't have to care about