diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmysqlclient b/srcpkgs/libmysqlclient
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..45f92cdb790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmysqlclient
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mariadb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmysqlclient-devel b/srcpkgs/libmysqlclient-devel
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..45f92cdb790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmysqlclient-devel
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mariadb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mariadb/template b/srcpkgs/mariadb/template
index 66d9038a2bc..865627d2183 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mariadb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mariadb/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'mariadb'
 pkgname=mariadb
 version=10.1.47
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DMYSQL_DATADIR=/var/lib/mysql
  -DMYSQL_UNIX_ADDR=/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock -DDEFAULT_CHARSET=utf8
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ libmariadbclient_package() {
 	}
 }
 libmariadbclient-devel_package() {
-	depends="libmariadbclient>=${version}_${revision}"
+	depends="libmariadbclient>=${version}_${revision} libatomic-devel"
 	provides="libmysqlclient-devel-${version}_${revision}"
 	replaces="libmysqlclient-devel>=0"
 	short_desc+=" - client development files"
@@ -140,3 +140,27 @@ mytop_package() {
 		vmove usr/bin/mytop
 	}
 }
+
+libmysqlclient_package() {
+	build_style=meta
+	depends="libmariadbclient"
+	short_desc="MySQL - (transitional dummy package)"
+}
+
+libmysqlclient-devel_package() {
+	build_style=meta
+	depends="libmariadbclient-devel"
+	short_desc="MySQL - (transitional dummy package)"
+}
+
+mysql-client_package() {
+	build_style=meta
+	depends="mariadb"
+	short_desc="MySQL - (transitional dummy package)"
+}
+
+mysql_package() {
+	build_style=meta
+	depends="mariadb"
+	short_desc="MySQL - (transitional dummy package)"
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mysql b/srcpkgs/mysql
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..45f92cdb790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mysql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mariadb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mysql-client b/srcpkgs/mysql-client
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..45f92cdb790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mysql-client
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mariadb
\ No newline at end of file