--- mysql-4.0.21/libmysql_r/Makefile.in.orig
+++ mysql-4.0.21/libmysql_r/Makefile.in
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
 LIBDL = @LIBDL@
 LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
-LIBS = @LIBS@ @openssl_libs@
+LIBS = @CLIENT_LIBS@ @openssl_libs@
 LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
 LIB_EXTRA_CCFLAGS = @LIB_EXTRA_CCFLAGS@
 LM_CFLAGS = @LM_CFLAGS@