diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index 5a09887..80f6e78 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ galaxy_info:
     #       Maximum 20 tags per role.
 
 dependencies:
-  - mariadb
+  - {role: mariadb, become: yes }
   - fail2ban
   # List your role dependencies here, one per line. Be sure to remove the '[]' above,
   # if you add dependencies to this list.