1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Formula/mariadb.rb b/Library/Formula/mariadb.rb
index 9d75e0e8a..14cef4e8e 100644
--- a/Library/Formula/mariadb.rb
+++ b/Library/Formula/mariadb.rb
@@ -123,12 +123,11 @@ class Mariadb < Formula
 
       ln_s "#{prefix}/support-files/mysql.server", bin
     end
-
-    # Make sure the var/mysql directory exists
-    (var+"mysql").mkpath
   end
 
   def post_install
+    # Make sure the var/mysql directory exists
+    (var+"mysql").mkpath
     unless File.exist? "#{var}/mysql/mysql/user.frm"
       ENV['TMPDIR'] = nil
       system "#{bin}/mysql_install_db", '--verbose', "--user=#{ENV['USER']}",