--- kent/src/hg/lib/jksql.c.orig	2024-10-16 04:15:27 UTC
+++ kent/src/hg/lib/jksql.c
@@ -1128,8 +1128,9 @@ if (sp->verifyServerCert && !sameString(sp->verifyServ
 // If turned on this can defeat Man-In-The-Middle attacks.
 if (sp->verifyServerCert && !sameString(sp->verifyServerCert,"0"))
     {
-    #if !defined(MARIADB_VERSION_ID) && MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 80000
-    mysql_options(conn, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_MODE, SSL_MODE_REQUIRED);
+    #if !defined(MARIADB_BASE_VERSION) && defined(MYSQL_VERSION_ID) && (MYSQL_VERSION_ID >= 80000)
+    int ssl_mode = SSL_MODE_REQUIRED;
+    mysql_options(conn, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_MODE, &ssl_mode);
     #else
     my_bool flag = TRUE;
     mysql_options(conn, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_VERIFY_SERVER_CERT, &flag);