diff --git a/debian/dist/Debian/mariadb-galera-server-10.0.postinst b/debian/dist/Debian/mariadb-galera-server-10.0.postinst
index fb1f710eb89..9f79b61fd05 100644
--- a/debian/dist/Debian/mariadb-galera-server-10.0.postinst
+++ b/debian/dist/Debian/mariadb-galera-server-10.0.postinst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ invoke() {
   fi
 }
 
-MYSQL_BOOTSTRAP="/usr/sbin/mysqld --bootstrap --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables --loose-innodb=OFF --default-storage-engine=myisam"
+MYSQL_BOOTSTRAP="/usr/sbin/mysqld --bootstrap --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables --default-storage-engine=myisam"
 
 test_mysql_access() {
        mysql --no-defaults -u root -h localhost </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/debian/dist/Ubuntu/mariadb-galera-server-10.0.postinst b/debian/dist/Ubuntu/mariadb-galera-server-10.0.postinst
index a827f3c8356..6e81fdba7ce 100644
--- a/debian/dist/Ubuntu/mariadb-galera-server-10.0.postinst
+++ b/debian/dist/Ubuntu/mariadb-galera-server-10.0.postinst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ invoke() {
   fi
 }
 
-MYSQL_BOOTSTRAP="/usr/sbin/mysqld --bootstrap --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables --loose-innodb=OFF --default-storage-engine=myisam"
+MYSQL_BOOTSTRAP="/usr/sbin/mysqld --bootstrap --user=mysql --skip-grant-tables --default-storage-engine=myisam"
 
 test_mysql_access() {
        mysql --no-defaults -u root -h localhost </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1