diff -ur mtop-0.6.6/work/mtop-0.6.6/mtop.PL mtop-0.6.6-r1/work/mtop-0.6.6/mtop.PL
--- mtop-0.6.6/work/mtop-0.6.6/mtop.PL	2004-09-13 00:22:03.000000000 +0200
+++ mtop-0.6.6-r1/work/mtop-0.6.6/mtop.PL	2009-12-08 15:04:56.000000000 +0100
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
     die "Unable to connect to mysql [", $DBI::errstr, "]\n";
 
 my $st_procs   = $dbh->prepare("show full processlist");
-my $st_status  = $dbh->prepare("show status");
+my $st_status  = $dbh->prepare("show global status");
 my $st_kill    = $dbh->prepare("kill ?");
 my $st_flush   = $dbh->prepare("flush status");
 my $st_vars    = $dbh->prepare("show variables");
