diff --git a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
index eaa0d002db..d4d51f501c 100644
--- a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     state: present
     login_user: root
     login_password: "{{ mariadb_root_password }}"
-    login_unix_socket: "/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock"
+    login_host: "127.0.0.1"
   delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
 
 - name: create phabricator daemon user