diff --git a/kinoite-common.yaml b/kinoite-common.yaml
index de68447..9b1af8f 100644
--- a/kinoite-common.yaml
+++ b/kinoite-common.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ exclude-packages:
   # Ensure we do not include X11 support
   - plasma-x11
   - plasma-workspace-x11
+  # Exclude mariadb server tools that bring in Perl
+  - mariadb-server-utils
 
 # Kinoite specific workarounds and configuration
 postprocess:
diff --git a/kinoite-mobile.yaml b/kinoite-mobile.yaml
index d8ce7df..fabe1cb 100644
--- a/kinoite-mobile.yaml
+++ b/kinoite-mobile.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ exclude-packages:
   # Ensure we do not include X11 support
   - plasma-x11
   - plasma-workspace-x11
+  # Exclude mariadb server tools that bring in Perl
+  - mariadb-server-utils
 
 # Kept in the leaf manifest as they are overwritten by Pungi in composes
 repos: