diff --git a/manifests/server/root_password.pp b/manifests/server/root_password.pp
index 9542e0f9e..e75412dab 100644
--- a/manifests/server/root_password.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/root_password.pp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
       content => template('mysql/my.cnf.pass.erb'),
       owner   => 'root',
       mode    => '0600',
+      require => Mysql_user['root@localhost'],
     }
   }