diff --git a/redhat/dependencies/tqt3/tqt3.spec b/redhat/dependencies/tqt3/tqt3.spec
index ce1811241..080282d7b 100644
--- a/redhat/dependencies/tqt3/tqt3.spec
+++ b/redhat/dependencies/tqt3/tqt3.spec
@@ -1272,6 +1272,10 @@ echo "suse_version = %{?suse_version}"
 echo "sle_version = %{?sle_version}"
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 5
+%__sed -i "src/sql/drivers/mysql/qsql_mysql.cpp" -e "s|bool reconnect = 0;|my_bool reconnect = 0;|g"
+%endif
+
 # fix variables in 'qmake.conf'
 %__sed -i mkspecs/*/qmake.conf \
   -e "s|^QMAKE_INCDIR_QT.*|QMAKE_INCDIR_QT		= %{_includedir}/tqt3|" \