diff --git a/SOURCES/remove-use-of-MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT.patch b/SOURCES/remove-use-of-MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9008f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/remove-use-of-MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff -u -r DBD-mysql-4.053.orig/dbdimp.c DBD-mysql-4.053/dbdimp.c
+--- DBD-mysql-4.053.orig/dbdimp.c	2025-11-05 16:42:56.268297096 +0100
++++ DBD-mysql-4.053/dbdimp.c	2025-11-05 16:48:35.530544337 +0100
+@@ -2111,16 +2111,6 @@
+ 
+     if (result)
+     {
+-      /*
+-        we turn off Mysql's auto reconnect and handle re-connecting ourselves
+-        so that we can keep track of when this happens.
+-      */
+-#if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 50013
+-      my_bool reconnect = FALSE;
+-      mysql_options(result, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, &reconnect);
+-#else
+-      result->reconnect = 0;
+-#endif
+ #if MYSQL_VERSION_ID >=SERVER_PREPARE_VERSION
+       /* connection succeeded. */
+       /* imp_dbh == NULL when mysql_dr_connect() is called from mysql.xs
diff --git a/SPECS/perl-DBD-MySQL.spec b/SPECS/perl-DBD-MySQL.spec
index cd378da..577bb81 100644
--- a/SPECS/perl-DBD-MySQL.spec
+++ b/SPECS/perl-DBD-MySQL.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ExcludeArch:    %{ix86}
 
 Name:           perl-DBD-MySQL
 Version:        4.053
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        A MySQL interface for Perl
 License:        GPL+ or Artistic
 URL:            https://metacpan.org/release/DBD-mysql
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ Source4:        test-env.sh
 # Remove a useless shebang, bug #1813195,
 # <https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/pull/321>
 Patch0:         DBD-mysql-4.050-Remove-a-useless-shebang-from-DBD-mysql.patch
+# Remove use of MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT,
+# <https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/cfe411868626e8d553716d1d9a9e759ba1104b75>
+Patch1:         remove-use-of-MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT.patch
 BuildRequires:  coreutils
 BuildRequires:  findutils
 BuildRequires:  gcc
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ management system.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n DBD-mysql-%{version}
 %patch -P0 -p1
+%patch -P1 -p1
 
 # Correct file permissions
 find . -type f | xargs chmod -x
@@ -108,6 +112,10 @@ make test %{?with_perl_DBD_MySQL_enables_leak_test:EXTENDED_TESTING=1}
 %{_mandir}/man3/*.3*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 05 2025 Michal Josef Špaček <mspacek@redhat.com> - 4.053-2
+- Resolves: RHEL-123525
+- Fix MYSQL OPT_RECONNECT warning
+
 * Thu Mar 13 2025 Jitka Plesnikova <jplesnik@redhat.com> - 4.053-1
 - Resolves: RHEL-53861, RHEL-77083
 - Update check for SSL connection