diff --git a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
index 370b032be7..9e8dc89912 100644
--- a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     name: "{{ mariadb_user }}"
     host: 'localhost'
     password: "{{ mariadb_password }}"
-    priv: "*.*:ALL state=present"
+    priv: "*.*:ALL"
+    state: present
     login_user: root
     login_password: "{{ mariadb_root_password }}"