--- databases/mysql57-server/Makefile	
+++ databases/mysql57-server/Makefile	
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ 
 
 PORTNAME?=	mysql
 PORTVERSION=	5.7.21
-PORTREVISION?=	1
+PORTREVISION?=	2
 CATEGORIES=	databases ipv6
 MASTER_SITES=	MYSQL/MySQL-5.7
 PKGNAMESUFFIX?=	57-server
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ FEDERATED_SUB_LIST_OFF+=	FEDER=""
 CMAKE_ARGS+=	-DWITH_AUTHENTICATION_LDAP=0
 .endif
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${OPSYS} != FreeBSD || ${OSVERSION} < 1101514 || \
+	${OSVERSION} >= 1200000 && ${OSVERSION} < 1200057
+SUB_LIST+=	LEGACY_LIMITS="" MODERN_LIMITS="@comment "
+.else
+SUB_LIST+=	LEGACY_LIMITS="@comment " MODERN_LIMITS=""
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${SSL_DEFAULT} == base
--- databases/mysql57-server/files/mysql-server.in	
+++ databases/mysql57-server/files/mysql-server.in	
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ 
 # Add the following line to /etc/rc.conf to enable mysql:
 # mysql_enable (bool):	Set to "NO" by default.
 #			Set it to "YES" to enable MySQL.
-# mysql_limits (bool):	Set to "NO" by default.
-#			Set it to yes to run `limits -e -U mysql`
-#			just before mysql starts.
+%%LEGACY_LIMITS%%# mysql_limits (bool):	Set to "NO" by default.
+%%LEGACY_LIMITS%%#			Set it to yes to run `limits -e -U mysql`
+%%LEGACY_LIMITS%%#			just before mysql starts.
 # mysql_dbdir (str):	Default to "%%MY_DBDIR%%"
 #			Base database directory.
 # mysql_confdir (str):	Default to "%%ETCDIR%%"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rcvar=mysql_enable
 load_rc_config $name
 
 : ${mysql_enable="NO"}
-: ${mysql_limits="NO"}
+%%LEGACY_LIMITS%%: ${mysql_limits="NO"}
 : ${mysql_dbdir="%%MY_DBDIR%%"}
 : ${mysql_confdir="%%ETCDIR%%"}
 if [ -f "${mysql_confdir}/my.cnf" ]; then
@@ -47,13 +47,10 @@ fi
 if [ ! -z "${mysql_optfile}" ]; then
 mysql_extra="--defaults-extra-file=${mysql_optfile}"
 fi
-if [ "${mysql_limits}" = "NO" ]; then
-mysql_limits=""
-fi
 
 
 mysql_user="mysql"
-mysql_limits_args="-e -U ${mysql_user}"
+%%LEGACY_LIMITS%%mysql_limits_args="-e -U ${mysql_user}"
 : ${hostname:=`/bin/hostname`}
 pidfile=${mysql_pidfile:-"${mysql_dbdir}/${hostname}.pid"}
 command="/usr/sbin/daemon"
@@ -74,11 +71,12 @@ mysql_prestart()
 	if [ ! -d "${mysql_dbdir}/mysql/." ]; then
 		mysql_create_auth_tables || return 1
 	fi
-	if [ -z "$mysql_limits" ] || checkyesno mysql_limits; then
-		eval `/usr/bin/limits ${mysql_limits_args}` 2>/dev/null
-	else
-		return 0
-	fi
+%%LEGACY_LIMITS%%	if checkyesno mysql_limits; then
+%%LEGACY_LIMITS%%		eval `/usr/bin/limits ${mysql_limits_args}` 2>/dev/null
+%%LEGACY_LIMITS%%	else
+%%LEGACY_LIMITS%%		return 0
+%%LEGACY_LIMITS%%	fi
+%%MODERN_LIMITS%%	return 0
 }
 
 mysql_poststart()