diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 39b04bb9fd..46cd9cb718 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
                 ports:
                     - 3306:3306
                 options: >-
+                    -v /srv/docker/sockets/mariadb:/var/run/mysqld
                     --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping"
                     --health-interval=10s
                     --health-timeout=5s
diff --git a/travis/setup-phpbb.sh b/travis/setup-phpbb.sh
index a6e51b5ed9..9bf19242ca 100755
--- a/travis/setup-phpbb.sh
+++ b/travis/setup-phpbb.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ then
 	travis/setup-unbuffer.sh
 fi
 
+if [ "$DB" == "mariadb" ]
+then
+	ls -l /var/run | grep -i mysqld
+
+	if [ ! -f "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock" ]; then
+		ln -s /srv/docker/sockets/mariadb/mysqld.sock /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+	fi
+fi
+
 if [ "$MYSQL8" == '1' ]
 then
 	travis/setup-mysql8.sh