diff --git a/src/zm_db.cpp b/src/zm_db.cpp
index 2d0667367..e6f70a4f9 100644
--- a/src/zm_db.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_db.cpp
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ bool zmDbConnect() {
   }
 
   if ( !staticConfig.DB_SSL_CA_CERT.empty() ) {
-    mysql_ssl_set(&dbconn,
-        staticConfig.DB_SSL_CLIENT_KEY.c_str(),
-        staticConfig.DB_SSL_CLIENT_CERT.c_str(),
-        staticConfig.DB_SSL_CA_CERT.c_str(),
-        nullptr, nullptr);
+    mysql_options(&dbconn, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_KEY,    staticConfig.DB_SSL_CLIENT_KEY.c_str());
+    mysql_options(&dbconn, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_CERT,   staticConfig.DB_SSL_CLIENT_CERT.c_str());
+    mysql_options(&dbconn, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_CA,     staticConfig.DB_SSL_CA_CERT.c_str());
   }
 
   std::string::size_type colonIndex = staticConfig.DB_HOST.find(":");