diff --git a/channels/Makefile b/channels/Makefile
index 1267e1ec28..4ebfada2d6 100755
--- a/channels/Makefile
+++ b/channels/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 OSARCH=$(shell uname -s)
 
 USE_MYSQL_FRIENDS=0
+USE_SIP_MYSQL_FRIENDS=0
 
 CHANNEL_LIBS=chan_modem.so chan_iax.so chan_sip.so \
 	     chan_modem_aopen.so \
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ CFLAGS+=-fPIC
 ifeq ($(USE_MYSQL_FRIENDS),1)
 CFLAGS+=-DMYSQL_FRIENDS
 endif
+ifeq ($(USE_SIP_MYSQL_FRIENDS),1)
+CFLAGS+=-DSIP_MYSQL_FRIENDS
+endif
 
 CFLAGS+=#-DVOFRDUMPER
 
diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index e4ec45f79a..14f5689b7d 100755
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
 #include <netinet/in_systm.h>
 #include <netinet/ip.h>
 
-#ifdef MYSQL_FRIENDS
+#ifdef SIP_MYSQL_FRIENDS
+#define MYSQL_FRIENDS
 #include <mysql/mysql.h>
 #endif