diff --git a/network/asterisk/asterisk.conf b/network/asterisk/asterisk.conf
index 2ac01eaf6..c08b7a22f 100644
--- a/network/asterisk/asterisk.conf
+++ b/network/asterisk/asterisk.conf
@@ -38,3 +38,8 @@ var_append makeinstopt " " "samples"
 if pkginstalled -f postgresql; then
 	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--with-postgres=$( pkgprefix -r postgresql )"
 fi
+
+# mysql support
+if pkginstalled -f mysql; then
+	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--with-mysqlclient=$( pkgprefix -r mysql )"
+fi