diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/type_info.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/type_info.rs
index d37997b665..418d6cdd10 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/type_info.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/type_info.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ impl PartialEq<MySqlTypeInfo> for MySqlTypeInfo {
             | ColumnType::String
             | ColumnType::VarString
             | ColumnType::Enum => {
+                // For ENUM types, only require both have ENUM flag set (TiDB compatibility)
+                // TiDB may return additional flags like NOT_NULL that don't affect type compatibility
+                if self.flags.contains(ColumnFlags::ENUM) && other.flags.contains(ColumnFlags::ENUM) {
+                    return true;
+                }
                 return self.flags == other.flags;
             }
             _ => {}