diff --git a/lib/databases/mysql b/lib/databases/mysql
index 4e3cc72bdb..420a86e04e 100644
--- a/lib/databases/mysql
+++ b/lib/databases/mysql
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function configure_database_mysql {
     # In mariadb e.g. on Ubuntu socket plugin is used for authentication
     # as root so it works only as sudo. To restore old "mysql like" behaviour,
     # we need to change auth plugin for root user
-    if [ "$MYSQL_SERVICE_NAME" == "mariadb" ]; then
+    if is_ubuntu && [ "$MYSQL_SERVICE_NAME" == "mariadb" ]; then
         sudo mysql $cmd_args -e "UPDATE mysql.user SET plugin='' WHERE user='$DATABASE_USER' AND host='localhost';"
         sudo mysql $cmd_args -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
     fi