diff -Naur vdr-plugin-epg2vdr-1.1.73-ORIG/lib/db.c vdr-plugin-epg2vdr-1.1.73/lib/db.c
--- vdr-plugin-epg2vdr-1.1.73-ORIG/lib/db.c	2017-07-14 17:23:56.366839376 +0200
+++ vdr-plugin-epg2vdr-1.1.73/lib/db.c	2017-07-14 17:59:34.634451604 +0200
@@ -1379,11 +1379,19 @@
 
    if (error == CR_SERVER_LOST ||
        error == CR_SERVER_GONE_ERROR ||
+// for compatibility with newer versions of MariaDB library
+#ifdef CR_INVALID_CONN_HANDLE
        error == CR_INVALID_CONN_HANDLE ||
+#endif
        error == CR_COMMANDS_OUT_OF_SYNC ||
        error == CR_SERVER_LOST_EXTENDED ||
        error == CR_STMT_CLOSED ||
+// for compatibility with newer versions of MariaDB library
+#ifdef CR_CONN_UNKNOW_PROTOCOL
        error == CR_CONN_UNKNOW_PROTOCOL ||
+#else
+       error == CR_CONN_UNKNOWN_PROTOCOL ||
+#endif
        error == CR_UNSUPPORTED_PARAM_TYPE ||
        error == CR_NO_PREPARE_STMT ||
        error == CR_SERVER_HANDSHAKE_ERR ||