diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ae83662c9..e4d29e3f5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ set(SQLITECPP_RUN_DOXYGEN     OFF CACHE BOOL "Run Doxygen C++ documentation tool
 set(SQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES  OFF CACHE BOOL "Build examples."                                 FORCE)
 set(SQLITECPP_BUILD_TESTS     OFF CACHE BOOL "Build and run tests."                            FORCE)
 set(SQLITECPP_INTERNAL_SQLITE OFF CACHE BOOL "Add the internal SQLite3 source to the project." FORCE)
+set(SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 
 # Set options for LibEvent, disable all their tests and benchmarks:
 set(EVENT__DISABLE_OPENSSL   YES CACHE BOOL "Disable OpenSSL in LibEvent"       FORCE)