diff --git a/container-images/tcib/base/mariadb/mariadb.yaml b/container-images/tcib/base/mariadb/mariadb.yaml
index e401f5331..e491532bf 100644
--- a/container-images/tcib/base/mariadb/mariadb.yaml
+++ b/container-images/tcib/base/mariadb/mariadb.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ tcib_packages:
   - python3-pynacl
   - resource-agents
   - rsync
+  - socat
   - tar
-  - xinetd
 tcib_user: mysql