diff --git a/stable/mariadb/templates/pvc.yaml b/stable/mariadb/templates/pvc.yaml
index 0136362a7c..439abccbaf 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/templates/pvc.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/templates/pvc.yaml
@@ -8,16 +8,17 @@ metadata:
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}"
     release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
     heritage: "{{ .Release.Service }}"
-  annotations:
-  {{- if .Values.persistence.storageClass }}
-    volume.beta.kubernetes.io/storage-class: {{ .Values.persistence.storageClass | quote }}
-  {{- else }}
-    volume.alpha.kubernetes.io/storage-class: default
-  {{- end }}
 spec:
   accessModes:
     - {{ .Values.persistence.accessMode | quote }}
   resources:
     requests:
       storage: {{ .Values.persistence.size | quote }}
+{{- if .Values.persistence.storageClass }}
+{{- if (eq "-" .Values.persistence.storageClass) }}
+  storageClassName: ""
+{{- else }}
+  storageClassName: "{{ .Values.persistence.storageClass }}"
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/values.yaml b/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
index 19845b5c35..cd5da1047d 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
@@ -45,10 +45,14 @@ persistence:
   ## If defined, PVC must be created manually before volume will be bound
   # existingClaim:
 
-  ## If defined, volume.beta.kubernetes.io/storage-class: <storageClass>
-  ## Default: volume.alpha.kubernetes.io/storage-class: default
+  ## mariadb data Persistent Volume Storage Class
+  ## If defined, storageClassName: <storageClass>
+  ## If set to "-", storageClassName: "", which disables dynamic provisioning
+  ## If undefined (the default) or set to null, no storageClassName spec is
+  ##   set, choosing the default provisioner.  (gp2 on AWS, standard on
+  ##   GKE, AWS & OpenStack)
   ##
-  # storageClass:
+  # storageClass: "-"
   accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
   size: 8Gi