diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b67dd103..702a0243 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ endif
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_ECMASCRIPT')
     mozjsdeps = dependency('mozjs-52')
     deps += mozjsdeps
+    sqlite3deps = dependency('sqlite3')
+    deps += sqlite3deps
 endif
 
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_SCRIPTING_LUA')