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-5.3.2-src.orig/driver/connect.c mysql-connector-odbc-5.3.2-src/driver/connect.c --- mysql-connector-odbc-5.3.2-src.orig/driver/connect.c 2014-03-26 22:20:55.000000000 +0100 +++ mysql-connector-odbc-5.3.2-src/driver/connect.c 2014-06-12 17:06:12.807042093 +0200 @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ 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);