diff --git a/databases/py-mysqlclient/Makefile b/databases/py-mysqlclient/Makefile
index 41e51baf0acf..44b6a518d0b0 100644
--- a/databases/py-mysqlclient/Makefile
+++ b/databases/py-mysqlclient/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.6 2020/05/16 09:03:22 adam Exp $
 
 DISTNAME=	mysqlclient-1.4.6
-PKGNAME=	${PYPKGPREFIX}-${DISTNAME}
+PKGNAME=	${PYPKGPREFIX}-${DISTNAME:S/mysql/${MYSQL_PKG_PREFIX}/}
 CATEGORIES=	databases python
 MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_PYPI:=m/mysqlclient/}