diff --git a/scripts/mysqlhotcopy.sh b/scripts/mysqlhotcopy.sh
index d0821e663c4..601866c40c7 100644
--- a/scripts/mysqlhotcopy.sh
+++ b/scripts/mysqlhotcopy.sh
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ if ($opt{socket} and -S $opt{socket})
 else
 {
   $dsn .= "host=" . $opt{host};
-  if ($opt{host} ne "localhost")
+  if ($opt{host} ne "localhost" and $opt{port})
   {
     $dsn .= ";port=". $opt{port};
   }