diff --git a/mysql.cf b/mysql.cf
index dd7ede0..53319e9 100644
--- a/mysql.cf
+++ b/mysql.cf
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ vars:
 				"$(mysql.default_datadir)");
 
 	type_mariadb::
-		"install_db_cmd" string => "if [ ! -d $(datadir)/mysql ]; then $(mysql.bin_dir)/mariadb-install-db --user=$(mysql.user)>/dev/null ; fi";
+		"install_db_exe" string => ifelse(fileexists("$(mysql.bin_dir)/mysql_install_db"),
+					"$(mysql.bin_dir)/mysql_install_db",
+					"$(mysql.bin_dir)/mariadb-install-db");
+
+		"install_db_cmd" string => "if [ ! -d $(datadir)/mysql ]; then $(install_db_exe) --user=$(mysql.user)>/dev/null ; fi";
 	type_mysql8::
 		"install_db_cmd" string => "if [ ! -d $(datadir)/mysql ]; then $(mysql.mysqld_cmd) --initialize-insecure --user=$(mysql.user); fi";