diff --git a/databases/mysql322-server/Makefile b/databases/mysql322-server/Makefile
index 3c3e69959729..acb40932d4b6 100644
--- a/databases/mysql322-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql322-server/Makefile
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=${DB_DIR} \
 		--without-perl \
 		--without-debug \
 		--without-readline \
-		--without-bench \
-		--with-unix-socket-path=/var/run/mysql.sock
+		--without-bench
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-assembler
 .endif
diff --git a/databases/mysql323-server/Makefile b/databases/mysql323-server/Makefile
index 3dafafc5e9a4..139c57069539 100644
--- a/databases/mysql323-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql323-server/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=${DB_DIR} \
 		--without-readline \
 		--without-bench \
 		--with-mit-threads=no \
-		--with-libwrap \
-		--with-unix-socket-path=/var/run/mysql.sock
+		--with-libwrap
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-assembler
 .endif
diff --git a/databases/mysql40-server/Makefile b/databases/mysql40-server/Makefile
index 3dafafc5e9a4..139c57069539 100644
--- a/databases/mysql40-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql40-server/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=${DB_DIR} \
 		--without-readline \
 		--without-bench \
 		--with-mit-threads=no \
-		--with-libwrap \
-		--with-unix-socket-path=/var/run/mysql.sock
+		--with-libwrap
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-assembler
 .endif
diff --git a/databases/mysql41-server/Makefile b/databases/mysql41-server/Makefile
index 3dafafc5e9a4..139c57069539 100644
--- a/databases/mysql41-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql41-server/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=${DB_DIR} \
 		--without-readline \
 		--without-bench \
 		--with-mit-threads=no \
-		--with-libwrap \
-		--with-unix-socket-path=/var/run/mysql.sock
+		--with-libwrap
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-assembler
 .endif
diff --git a/databases/mysql50-server/Makefile b/databases/mysql50-server/Makefile
index 3dafafc5e9a4..139c57069539 100644
--- a/databases/mysql50-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql50-server/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=${DB_DIR} \
 		--without-readline \
 		--without-bench \
 		--with-mit-threads=no \
-		--with-libwrap \
-		--with-unix-socket-path=/var/run/mysql.sock
+		--with-libwrap
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-assembler
 .endif
diff --git a/databases/mysql51-server/Makefile b/databases/mysql51-server/Makefile
index 3dafafc5e9a4..139c57069539 100644
--- a/databases/mysql51-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql51-server/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=${DB_DIR} \
 		--without-readline \
 		--without-bench \
 		--with-mit-threads=no \
-		--with-libwrap \
-		--with-unix-socket-path=/var/run/mysql.sock
+		--with-libwrap
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-assembler
 .endif
diff --git a/databases/mysql54-server/Makefile b/databases/mysql54-server/Makefile
index 3dafafc5e9a4..139c57069539 100644
--- a/databases/mysql54-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql54-server/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=${DB_DIR} \
 		--without-readline \
 		--without-bench \
 		--with-mit-threads=no \
-		--with-libwrap \
-		--with-unix-socket-path=/var/run/mysql.sock
+		--with-libwrap
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-assembler
 .endif
diff --git a/databases/mysql55-server/Makefile b/databases/mysql55-server/Makefile
index 3dafafc5e9a4..139c57069539 100644
--- a/databases/mysql55-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql55-server/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=${DB_DIR} \
 		--without-readline \
 		--without-bench \
 		--with-mit-threads=no \
-		--with-libwrap \
-		--with-unix-socket-path=/var/run/mysql.sock
+		--with-libwrap
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-assembler
 .endif
diff --git a/databases/mysql60-server/Makefile b/databases/mysql60-server/Makefile
index 3dafafc5e9a4..139c57069539 100644
--- a/databases/mysql60-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/mysql60-server/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=${DB_DIR} \
 		--without-readline \
 		--without-bench \
 		--with-mit-threads=no \
-		--with-libwrap \
-		--with-unix-socket-path=/var/run/mysql.sock
+		--with-libwrap
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-assembler
 .endif
diff --git a/databases/percona55-server/Makefile b/databases/percona55-server/Makefile
index 3dafafc5e9a4..139c57069539 100644
--- a/databases/percona55-server/Makefile
+++ b/databases/percona55-server/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=${DB_DIR} \
 		--without-readline \
 		--without-bench \
 		--with-mit-threads=no \
-		--with-libwrap \
-		--with-unix-socket-path=/var/run/mysql.sock
+		--with-libwrap
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-assembler
 .endif