Index: t/10connect.t
--- t/10connect.t.orig
+++ t/10connect.t
@@ -71,7 +70,9 @@ ok($dbh->disconnect(), 'Disconnected');
 eval {$dbh= DBI->connect($test_dsn, $test_user, $test_password,
    { RaiseError => 1, PrintError => 1, AutoCommit => 0,
      Username => '4yZ73s9qeECdWi', Password => '64heUGwAsVoNqo' });};
+SKIP: { skip "Our mariadb test runs with --skip-grant-tables", 1;
 ok($@, 'Username and Password attributes override');
+}
 
 eval {$dbh= DBI->connect($test_dsn, '4yZ73s9qeECdWi', '64heUGwAsVoNqo',
    { RaiseError => 1, PrintError => 1, AutoCommit => 0,