diff --git a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
index 7e22e2c5c5..e82eb63356 100644
--- a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 - name: create mariadb user for phabricator
   delegate_to: "{{ mariadb_host }}"
-  mysql_user: name={{ mariadb_user }} host={{ eth0_ip }} password={{ mariadb_password }} priv=*.*:ALL,CREATE state=present
+  mysql_user: name={{ mariadb_user }} host={{ eth0_ip }} password={{ mariadb_password }} priv=*.*:ALL state=present
 
 - name: create phabricator daemon user
   user: name={{ phabricator_daemon_user }}