diff --git a/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml b/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
index 61acde31b172..3ce1032ce9c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Start mysql service
       run: |
-        sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
+        sudo systemctl start mysql.service
     - name: Verify MariaDB connection
       env:
         DB_PORT: ${{ job.services.mariadb.ports[3306] }}