diff --git a/mysql-flush-logrotate.patch b/mysql-flush-logrotate.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e30f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-flush-logrotate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff -up mysql-8.0.35/support-files/mysql-log-rotate.in.origf mysql-8.0.35/support-files/mysql-log-rotate.in
+--- mysql-8.0.35/support-files/mysql-log-rotate.in.origf	2024-01-29 23:00:32.043257515 +0100
++++ mysql-8.0.35/support-files/mysql-log-rotate.in	2024-01-29 23:02:26.520440388 +0100
+@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@
+         missingok
+         compress
+     postrotate
+-	# just if mysqld is really running
+-	if test -x @bindir@/mysqladmin && \
+-	   @bindir@/mysqladmin ping &>/dev/null
+-	then
+-	   @bindir@/mysqladmin flush-logs
+-	fi
++	# SIGUSR1 makes the daemon to flush the logs, no need to connect
++	@bindir@/kill -USR1 $(systemctl show --property MainPID --value mysqld)
+     endscript
+ }
diff --git a/mysql.spec b/mysql.spec
index 5037b4d..32383b6 100644
--- a/mysql.spec
+++ b/mysql.spec
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ ExcludeArch: %{ix86}
 
 Name:             mysql
 Version:          8.0.37
-Release:          1%{?with_debug:.debug}%{?dist}
+Release:          2%{?with_debug:.debug}%{?dist}
 Summary:          MySQL client programs and shared libraries
 URL:              http://www.mysql.com
 
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ Patch52:          %{pkgnamepatch}-rpath.patch
 Patch53:          %{pkgnamepatch}-mtr.patch
 Patch54:          %{pkgnamepatch}-arm32-timer.patch
 Patch55:          %{pkgnamepatch}-c99.patch
+Patch56:          %{pkgnamepatch}-flush-logrotate.patch
 
 # Patches taken from boost 1.59
 Patch111:         boost-1.58.0-pool.patch
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ the MySQL sources.
 %patch -P53 -p1
 %patch -P54 -p1
 %patch -P55 -p1
+%patch -P56 -p1
 
 # Patch Boost
 pushd boost/boost_$(echo %{boost_bundled_version}| tr . _)
@@ -984,6 +986,9 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 19 2024 Honza Horak <hhorak@redhat.com> - 8.0.37-2
+- Use signal to flush logs when rotating
+
 * Thu Apr 18 2024 Lars Tangvald <lars.tangvald@oracle.com> - 8.0.37-1
 - Update to MySQL 8.0.37
 - Remove some legacy cmake options