diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 13bf277d7a..5e4b2ee1b0 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ platforms :ruby do
   group :db do
     gem "pg", ">= 0.9.0"
     gem "mysql", ">= 2.8.1"
-    gem "mysql2", ">= 0.2.4"
+    # gem "mysql2", ">= 0.2.4"
+    gem "mysql2", :git => "git://github.com/brianmario/mysql2.git"
   end
 end