mariadb-setpermission: Can't use string as an ARRAY ref while "strict refs" in use

Make your choice [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,0]: 1

Setting a (new) password for a user.

For which user do you want to specify a password: foo2

Username = foo2

Would you like to set a password for foo2 [y/n]: y

What password do you want to specify for foo2: 

Type the password again: 

We now need to know which host for foo2 we have to change.

Choose from the following hosts: 

  - localhost 

The host please (case sensitive): localhost

The following host will be used: localhost.

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That was it ... here is an overview of what you gave to me:

The username 		: foo2

The host		: localhost

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Are you pretty sure you would like to implement this [yes/no]: yes

Okay ... let's go then ...

Can't use string ("'localhost'") as an ARRAY ref while "strict refs" in use at ./mariadb-setpermission line 232, <STDIN> line 7.