diff --git a/src/commands/database.js b/src/commands/database.js
index 7310c40e0..0aa071321 100644
--- a/src/commands/database.js
+++ b/src/commands/database.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ function getCreateDatabaseQuery(sequelize, config, options) {
       );
 
     case 'mysql':
+    case 'mariadb':
       return (
         'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ' +
         queryGenerator.quoteIdentifier(config.database) +
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ function getDatabaseLessSequelize() {
       break;
 
     case 'mysql':
+    case 'mariadb':
       delete config.database;
       break;