diff --git a/depends/packages/sqlite.mk b/depends/packages/sqlite.mk
index b56894a80da..c8f3555ab27 100644
--- a/depends/packages/sqlite.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/sqlite.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
 $(package)_config_opts_freebsd=--with-pic
 $(package)_config_opts_netbsd=--with-pic
 $(package)_config_opts_openbsd=--with-pic
+$(package)_config_opts_debug=--enable-debug
 $(package)_cflags=-DSQLITE_DQS=0 -DSQLITE_DEFAULT_MEMSTATUS=0 -DSQLITE_OMIT_DEPRECATED
 $(package)_cflags+=-DSQLITE_OMIT_SHARED_CACHE -DSQLITE_OMIT_JSON -DSQLITE_LIKE_DOESNT_MATCH_BLOBS
 $(package)_cflags+=-DSQLITE_OMIT_DECLTYPE -DSQLITE_OMIT_PROGRESS_CALLBACK -DSQLITE_OMIT_AUTOINIT