--- /dev/null
+--- a/mysqli_nonapi.c
++++ b/mysqli_nonapi.c
+@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void mysqli_common_connect(INTERNAL_FUNC
+ php_mysqli_set_error(mysql_errno(mysql->mysql), (char *) mysql_error(mysql->mysql));
+
+ #if !defined(MYSQLI_USE_MYSQLND)
+- mysql->mysql->reconnect = MyG(reconnect);
++ mysql_options(mysql->mysql, MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, (my_bool *)&MyG(reconnect));
+ #endif
+
+ mysql_options(mysql->mysql, MYSQL_OPT_LOCAL_INFILE, (char *)&MyG(allow_local_infile));