diff --git a/pkgs/servers/atlassian/confluence.nix b/pkgs/servers/atlassian/confluence.nix
index a5aead770b8a..c140e3ae3907 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/atlassian/confluence.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/atlassian/confluence.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl
+{ stdenvNoCC, lib, fetchurl, mysql_jdbc ? null
 , enableSSO ? false
 , crowdProperties ? null
+, withMysql ? true
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+assert withMysql -> (mysql_jdbc != null);
+
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "atlassian-confluence";
   version = "7.2.0";
 
@@ -28,6 +31,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cat <<EOF > confluence/WEB-INF/classes/crowd.properties
     ${crowdProperties}
     EOF
+  '' + lib.optionalString withMysql ''
+    cp -v ${mysql_jdbc}/share/java/*jar confluence/WEB-INF/lib/
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs $out/bin
   '';
 
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "Team collaboration software written in Java and mainly used in corporate environments";
     homepage = "https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence";
     license = licenses.unfree;