diff --git a/src/core-impl/storage/sql/mysqlestorage/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core-impl/storage/sql/mysqlestorage/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/core-impl/storage/sql/mysqlestorage/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core-impl/storage/sql/mysqlestorage/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
     ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
+if(${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "FreeBSD")
+        target_link_libraries(amarok_storage-mysqlestorage ${MYSQL_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
 if(NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE)
     target_link_libraries( amarok_storage-mysqlestorage crypt pthread )
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/core-impl/collections/db/sql/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/core-impl/collections/db/sql/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/tests/core-impl/collections/db/sql/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/core-impl/collections/db/sql/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         ${GOOGLEMOCK_LIBRARIES}
     )
     if(${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "FreeBSD")
-        target_link_libraries(${test_target} ${MYSQL_LIBRARIES})
+        target_link_libraries(${test_target} ${MYSQL_LIBRARIES} crypt)
     endif()
 endmacro(add_database_test)