diff --git a/FindMySQL.cmake b/FindMySQL.cmake
index eee9262..3f9cbd9 100644
--- a/FindMySQL.cmake
+++ b/FindMySQL.cmake
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
     endif()
 
     if(NOT MYSQL_CXXFLAGS)
-      if(MYSQL_CXX_LINKAGE OR MYSQL_VERSION_ID GREATER 50603)
+      if(MYSQL_CXX_LINKAGE)
         _mysql_conf(MYSQL_CXXFLAGS "--cxxflags")
         set(MYSQL_CXX_LINKAGE 1)
       else()