diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/mysql/mariadb.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/mysql/mariadb.inc
index 7e6ef42bc3..25dc15b466 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/mysql/mariadb.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/mysql/mariadb.inc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/mariadb-${PV}"
 
 BINCONFIG_GLOB = "mysql_config"
 
-inherit cmake gettext binconfig update-rc.d useradd systemd multilib_script pkgconfig
+inherit cmake gettext binconfig update-rc.d systemd multilib_script pkgconfig
 
 MULTILIB_SCRIPTS = "${PN}-server:${bindir}/mariadbd-safe \
                     ${PN}-setupdb:${bindir}/mariadb-install-db"
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES = "${PN}-server ${PN}-setupdb"
 INITSCRIPT_NAME:${PN}-server = "mysqld"
 INITSCRIPT_PARAMS:${PN}-server ?= "start 45 5 . stop 45 0 6 1 ."
 
-USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}-setupdb"
-USERADD_PARAM:${PN}-setupdb = "--system --home-dir /var/mysql -g mysql --shell /bin/false mysql"
-GROUPADD_PARAM:${PN}-setupdb = "--system mysql"
-
 INITSCRIPT_NAME:${PN}-setupdb = "install_db"
 INITSCRIPT_PARAMS:${PN}-setupdb ?= "defaults 44 44"
 
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/mysql/mariadb_10.11.6.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/mysql/mariadb_10.11.6.bb
index a4498fa44e..b1d1355e2b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/mysql/mariadb_10.11.6.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-dbs/mysql/mariadb_10.11.6.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require mariadb.inc
 
 inherit ptest
+inherit useradd
+
 SRC_URI += "${@bb.utils.contains('PTEST_ENABLED', '1', 'file://run-ptest', '', d)}"
 DEPENDS += "${@bb.utils.contains('PTEST_ENABLED', '1', 'rsync-native', '', d)}"
 RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += "cmake sed perl-module-test-more"
@@ -36,6 +38,10 @@ DEPENDS += "mariadb-native bison-native boost libpcre2 curl ncurses \
 
 PROVIDES += "mysql5 libmysqlclient"
 
+USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}-setupdb"
+USERADD_PARAM:${PN}-setupdb = "--system --home-dir /var/mysql -g mysql --shell /bin/false mysql"
+GROUPADD_PARAM:${PN}-setupdb = "--system mysql"
+
 RPROVIDES:${PN} += "mysql5"
 RREPLACES:${PN} += "mysql5"
 RCONFLICTS:${PN} += "mysql5"