diff --git a/appliances/mariadb/package.keywords b/appliances/mariadb/package.keywords
index 51faea9..555f7d6 100644
--- a/appliances/mariadb/package.keywords
+++ b/appliances/mariadb/package.keywords
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-sys-kernel/gentoo-sources ~amd64 ~x86
 dev-db/mariadb ~amd64 ~x86
+dev-db/mariadb-connector-c ~amd64 ~x86
+dev-db/mysql-connector-c ~amd64 ~x86
+sys-kernel/gentoo-sources ~amd64 ~x86
diff --git a/appliances/mariadb/package.use b/appliances/mariadb/package.use
index b7c949b..1b4e9a3 100644
--- a/appliances/mariadb/package.use
+++ b/appliances/mariadb/package.use
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ sys-kernel/gentoo-sources symlink
 sys-process/procps kill
 
 # for mariadb
-net-misc/curl ssl
 dev-db/mariadb innodb-snappy server sphinx ssl
+dev-db/mariadb-connector-c ssl
+dev-db/mysql-connector-c ssl
+net-misc/curl ssl