diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 9e70015bc0..4f14cc9f69 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -5604,6 +5604,9 @@ else
     PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SQLITE, sqlite3 >= $SQLITE_VERSION)
 fi
 
+if test -n "$MOZ_NATIVE_SQLITE"; then
+    AC_DEFINE(MOZ_NATIVE_SQLITE)
+fi
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_NATIVE_SQLITE)
 
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