diff --git a/frappe/commands/utils.py b/frappe/commands/utils.py
index f9add0a7c5..715c079af3 100644
--- a/frappe/commands/utils.py
+++ b/frappe/commands/utils.py
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ def postgres(context, extra_args):
 
 
 def _mariadb(extra_args=None):
-	mariadb = which("mariadb")
+	mariadb = which("mariadb") or which("mysql")
 	command = [
 		mariadb,
 		"--port",