diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 6808c604b9..4287d9647f 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ platforms :ruby do
   group :db do
     gem "pg", ">= 0.9.0"
     gem "mysql", ">= 2.8.1"
-    gem "mysql2", ">= 0.2.6"
+    gem "mysql2", :git => "git://github.com/brianmario/mysql2.git"
   end
 end