diff --git a/.github/workflows/ninja.yml b/.github/workflows/ninja.yml
index d910ff43..50cf15fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ninja.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ninja.yml
@@ -61,11 +61,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
             mysql -uroot -e "set global innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=1"
             sysbench oltp_update_index --mysql-user=root --mysql-socket=/tmp/mysql.sock --time=60 --table-size=100000 --threads=1  --report-interval=1 --histogram run
+      - name: set global innodb_log_file_buffering=1
+        if: matrix.mysql-distribution == 'mariadb'
+        run: |
+            mysql -uroot -e "set global innodb_log_file_buffering=1"
       - name: sysbench oltp_update_index run single thread  innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2
         run: |
             mysql -uroot -e "set global innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=2"
             sysbench oltp_update_index --mysql-user=root --mysql-socket=/tmp/mysql.sock --time=60 --table-size=100000 --threads=1  --report-interval=1 --histogram run
             mysql -uroot -e "set global innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=1"
+      - name: set global innodb_log_file_buffering=0
+        if: matrix.mysql-distribution == 'mariadb'
+        run: |
+            mysql -uroot -e "set global innodb_log_file_buffering=0"
       - name: sysbench oltp_update_index run 40 threads
         run: sysbench oltp_update_index --mysql-user=root --mysql-socket=/tmp/mysql.sock --time=60  --table-size=100000 --threads=40  --report-interval=1 --histogram run
       - name: sysbench oltp cleanup