--- bindings/perl/MythTV.pm-orig	2016-09-14 07:19:38.000000000 -0400
+++ bindings/perl/MythTV.pm	2016-09-14 07:21:25.000000000 -0400
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@
                                       $self->{'db_user'},
                                       $self->{'db_pass'})
             or die "Cannot connect to database: $!\n\n";
+        $self->{'dbh'}->do("SET SESSION sql_mode = ''")
+            or die "Can't set sql_mode: $!\n\n";
         $self->{'dbh'}->do("SET time_zone = 'Etc/UTC'")
             or die "Can't set timezone: $!\n\n";