diff --git a/templates/mysqlbackup.sh.erb b/templates/mysqlbackup.sh.erb
index 2e476c9..9cf1205 100755
--- a/templates/mysqlbackup.sh.erb
+++ b/templates/mysqlbackup.sh.erb
@@ -70,18 +70,18 @@ cleanup
 <% if @file_per_database -%>
 mysql --defaults-file=$TMPFILE -s -r -N -e 'SHOW DATABASES' | while read dbname
 do
-  mysqldump --defaults-file=$TMPFILE --opt --flush-logs --single-transaction \
+  mysqldump --defaults-extra-file=$TMPFILE --opt --flush-logs --single-transaction \
     ${ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS} \
     ${dbname} <% if @backupcompress %>| bzcat -zc <% end %>> ${DIR}/${PREFIX}${dbname}_`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S`.sql<% if @backupcompress %>.bz2<% end  %>
 done
 <% else -%>
-mysqldump --defaults-file=$TMPFILE --opt --flush-logs --single-transaction \
+mysqldump --defaults-extra-file=$TMPFILE --opt --flush-logs --single-transaction \
  ${ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS} \
  --all-databases <% if @backupcompress %>| bzcat -zc <% end %>> ${DIR}/${PREFIX}`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S`.sql<% if @backupcompress %>.bz2<% end  %>
 <% end -%>
 <% else -%>
 <% @backupdatabases.each do |db| -%>
-mysqldump --defaults-file=$TMPFILE --opt --flush-logs --single-transaction \
+mysqldump --defaults-extra-file=$TMPFILE --opt --flush-logs --single-transaction \
     ${ADDITIONAL_OPTIONS} \
  <%= db %><% if @backupcompress %>| bzcat -zc <% end %>> ${DIR}/${PREFIX}<%= db %>_`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S`.sql<% if @backupcompress %>.bz2<% end  %>
 <% end -%>