diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-functional.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-functional.yml
index ae313c8..27f8d07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-functional.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-functional.yml
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ jobs:
           my-cnf: |
             ${{ steps.mysql-config.outputs.auth-config || 'default_authentication_plugin=mysql_native_password' }}
             ${{ inputs.dbtype == 'mariadb' && '[client]' || '' }}
+            ${{ inputs.dbtype == 'mariadb' && 'ssl = OFF' || '' }}
             ${{ inputs.dbtype == 'mariadb' && 'disable-ssl-verify-server-cert' || '' }}
 
       - name: Remove system MySQL binary