diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 7f75618e31..462154ce26 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2010-04-22 18:41 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * config/postinst.prg
+    ! Added hack to workaround the exception where mysql .dll doesn't
+      work with Harbour if copied to .a file. Instead I copy over the
+      import .lib to .a as before. If anyone knows a better solution,
+      pls speak up.
+
 2010-04-22 18:32 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * src/common/hbtrace.c
     ! Fixed another typo in recent modifications.
diff --git a/harbour/config/postinst.prg b/harbour/config/postinst.prg
index 6ddb434d1b..eb9c27b525 100644
--- a/harbour/config/postinst.prg
+++ b/harbour/config/postinst.prg
@@ -113,10 +113,14 @@ PROCEDURE Main()
          ENDIF
       NEXT
 
+      /* HACK: Copying .dll to .a doesn't work in case of mysql, so we copy over the supplied import lib. [vszakats] */
+      IF GetEnv( "HB_COMPILER" ) $ "mingw|mingw64"
+         hb_FCopy( GetEnv( "HB_WITH_MYSQL" ) + _PS_ + StrTran( "..\lib\opt\libmySQL.lib", "\", _PS_ ), GetEnv( "HB_LIB_INSTALL" ) + _PS_ + "liblibmysql.a" )
+      ENDIF
+
       /* Exception: We use static libs with mingw */
       IF GetEnv( "HB_COMPILER" ) == "mingw" .AND. ;
          ! Empty( GetEnv( "HB_WITH_OCILIB" ) )
-
          hb_FCopy( GetEnv( "HB_WITH_OCILIB" ) + _PS_ + StrTran( "..\lib32\libociliba.a", "\", _PS_ ), GetEnv( "HB_LIB_INSTALL" ) + _PS_ + "libociliba.a" )
          hb_FCopy( GetEnv( "HB_WITH_OCILIB" ) + _PS_ + StrTran( "..\lib32\libocilibm.a", "\", _PS_ ), GetEnv( "HB_LIB_INSTALL" ) + _PS_ + "libocilibm.a" )
          hb_FCopy( GetEnv( "HB_WITH_OCILIB" ) + _PS_ + StrTran( "..\lib32\libocilibw.a", "\", _PS_ ), GetEnv( "HB_LIB_INSTALL" ) + _PS_ + "libocilibw.a" )