diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DatabaseDriver.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DatabaseDriver.java
index dc6c69dc516..862cbd0a9bb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DatabaseDriver.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DatabaseDriver.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ enum DatabaseDriver {
 	/**
 	 * MySQL.
 	 */
-	MYSQL("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver", "org.mysql.jdbc.MySQLDataSource"),
+	MYSQL("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver", "com.mysql.jdbc.jdbc2.optional.MysqlXADataSource"),
 
 	/**
 	 * Maria DB.