diff --git a/package/mariadb/mariadb.mk b/package/mariadb/mariadb.mk
index f76a974d65..4e7d693aee 100644
--- a/package/mariadb/mariadb.mk
+++ b/package/mariadb/mariadb.mk
@@ -123,11 +123,12 @@ define MARIADB_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
 endef
 endif
 
-# We don't need mysql_config on the target as it's only useful in staging
-# We also don't need the test suite on the target
+# We don't need mysql_config or mariadb_config on the target as it's
+# only useful in staging. We also don't need the test suite on the target.
 define MARIADB_POST_INSTALL
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/var/lib/mysql
 	$(RM) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/mysql_config
+	$(RM) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/mariadb_config
 	$(RM) -r $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/mysql/test
 endef