Gentoo-bug: 530012

diff --git a/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp b/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp
index 50421714d..dfae09c20 100644
--- a/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp
+++ b/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ bool DbConfigMysql::init(QSettings &settings)
                                          << QStringLiteral("/usr/local/sbin")
                                          << QStringLiteral("/usr/local/libexec")
                                          << QStringLiteral("/usr/libexec")
+                                         << QStringLiteral("/usr/share/mysql/scripts")
                                          << QStringLiteral("/opt/mysql/libexec")
                                          << QStringLiteral("/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin")
                                          << QStringLiteral("/opt/mysql/sbin");
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ bool DbConfigMysql::initializeMariaDBDatabase(const QString &confFile, const QSt
     return 0 == execute(mMysqlInstallDbPath, {
         QStringLiteral("--defaults-file=%1").arg(confFile),
         QStringLiteral("--force"),
-        QStringLiteral("--basedir=%1").arg(baseDir),
+        QStringLiteral("--basedir=/usr"),
         QStringLiteral("--datadir=%1/").arg(dataDir)
     });
 }
@@ -525,6 +526,7 @@ bool DbConfigMysql::initializeMySQL5_7_6Database(const QString &confFile, const
     return 0 == execute(mMysqldPath, {
         QStringLiteral("--defaults-file=%1").arg(confFile),
         QStringLiteral("--initialize"),
+        QStringLiteral("--basedir=/usr"),
         QStringLiteral("--datadir=%1/").arg(dataDir)
     });
 }
@@ -539,7 +541,7 @@ bool DbConfigMysql::initializeMySQLDatabase(const QString &confFile, const QStri
     // Don't use --force, it has been removed in MySQL 5.7.5
     return 0 == execute(mMysqlInstallDbPath, {
         QStringLiteral("--defaults-file=%1").arg(confFile),
-        QStringLiteral("--basedir=%1").arg(baseDir),
+        QStringLiteral("--basedir=/usr"),
         QStringLiteral("--datadir=%1/").arg(dataDir)
     });
 }