ETIMEDOUT error since v1.1.1

I have a local mysql database that I use for testing and v1.1.1 introduced some sort of bug or configuration change that is causing the error:

{ Error: connect ETIMEDOUT
    at Connection._handleTimeoutError (/home/myuser/code/itemdrop/node_modules/mysql2/lib/connection.js:166:13)
    at ontimeout (timers.js:365:14)
    at tryOnTimeout (timers.js:237:5)
    at Timer.listOnTimeout (timers.js:207:5)
  errorno: 'ETIMEDOUT',
  code: 'ETIMEDOUT',
  syscall: 'connect',
  fatal: true }

Confirmed this does not happen with v1.1.0 by downgrading my project back to that version. I'm using knexjs v0.12.2 to connect with the connection object of:

var knex = require('knex')({
    client: 'mysql2',
    connection: {
        host: 'localhost',
        user: '***',
        password: '***',
        database: 'mydb'
    }
});

Start at node_modules/mysql2/lib/connection.js:166 and compare connection behavior between v1.1.0 and v1.1.1 using the provided localhost MySQL and Knex configuration. Reproduce the ETIMEDOUT failure, then review the comment thread for existing findings. Done means the configuration connects successfully on v1.1.1 without regressing the v1.1.0 behavior.