diff -Naurp mariadb-10.2.18/scripts/galera_new_cluster.sh mariadb-10.2.18/scripts/galera_new_cluster.sh_patched
--- mariadb-10.2.18/scripts/galera_new_cluster.sh	2018-10-04 16:03:52.428556126 +0200
+++ mariadb-10.2.18/scripts/galera_new_cluster.sh_patched	2018-10-04 16:05:34.139765818 +0200
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ EOF
     exit 0
 fi
 
-systemctl set-environment _WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER='--wsrep-new-cluster' && \
-    systemctl start ${1:-@DAEMON_NAME@}
+echo "_WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER='--wsrep-new-cluster'" >> @sysconfdir@/sysconfig/mariadb
 
-systemctl set-environment _WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER=''
+service @DAEMON_NAME@ start
+
+EXIT_CODE=$?
+
+sed -i -r "/^_WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER='--wsrep-new-cluster'$/d" @sysconfdir@/sysconfig/mariadb
+
+exit $EXIT_CODE