MySQL added a new connection option MYSQL_ENABLE_CLEARTEXT_PLUGIN and believes that it is there in every version > 5.5.27. However, it is not in mariadb-5.5.31, so we cannot use it. MariaDB upstream report: https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-4573 diff -up mysql-connector-odbc-5.2.5-src/driver/connect.c.cleartext mysql-connector-odbc-5.2.5-src/driver/connect.c --- mysql-connector-odbc-5.2.5-src/driver/connect.c.cleartext 2013-05-24 15:57:18.954565190 +0200 +++ mysql-connector-odbc-5.2.5-src/driver/connect.c 2013-05-24 15:58:03.194564417 +0200 @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ SQLRETURN myodbc_do_connect(DBC *dbc, Da } #endif -#if (MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50527 && MYSQL_VERSION_ID < 50600) || MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50607 +#if ((MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50527 && MYSQL_VERSION_ID < 50600) || MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50607) && defined (MYSQL_ENABLE_CLEARTEXT_PLUGIN) if (ds->enable_cleartext_plugin) { mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_ENABLE_CLEARTEXT_PLUGIN, (char *)&on);