diff --git a/vlib/mysql/_cdefs_nix.c.v b/vlib/mysql/_cdefs_nix.c.v
index f384361cd4..1f37210529 100644
--- a/vlib/mysql/_cdefs_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/mysql/_cdefs_nix.c.v
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ module mysql
 
 $if $pkgconfig('mysqlclient') {
 	#pkgconfig mysqlclient
-	#include <mysql/mysql.h> # Please install the libmysqlclient-dev development headers
+	#include <mysql.h> # Please install the libmysqlclient-dev development headers
 } $else {
 	#pkgconfig mariadb
-	#include <mariadb/mysql.h> # Please install the libmariadb-dev development headers
+	#include <mysql.h> # Please install the libmariadb-dev development headers
 }