diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/mysql/model/MySQLDataSource.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/mysql/model/MySQLDataSource.java
index 89107a90d31e5495666fe6f349b09759e9893ae5..8193cb4267544c58bf1c0b0fcf49a0a08ceca850 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/mysql/model/MySQLDataSource.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.mysql/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/ext/mysql/model/MySQLDataSource.java
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ public class MySQLDataSource extends JDBCDataSource implements DBSObjectSelector
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 throw new DBCException("Error configuring SSL certificates", e);
             }
+        } else {
+            // Newer MySQL servers/connectors requires explicit SSL disable
+            props.put("useSSL", "false");
         }
 /*
         if (CommonUtils.toBoolean(connectionInfo.getProperty(MySQLConstants.PROP_USE_SSL))) {