diff --git a/Formula/mysql.rb b/Formula/mysql.rb
index 27f4c994b23..679fd7348a7 100644
--- a/Formula/mysql.rb
+++ b/Formula/mysql.rb
@@ -114,10 +114,13 @@ class Mysql < Formula
     # Move mysqlaccess to libexec
     mv "#{bin}/mysqlaccess", libexec
     mv "#{bin}/mysqlaccess.conf", libexec
+
+    # Make sure the var/mysql directory exists
+    (var+"mysql").mkpath
   end
 
   def post_install
-    # Make sure the var/mysql directory exists
+    # TODO: remove after bottle updated.
     (var+"mysql").mkpath
 
     unless File.exist? "#{var}/mysql/mysql/user.frm"