diff --git a/srcpkgs/sqlite/template b/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
index 8c5b56e0c8f..c7fc33ec2b7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
@@ -29,10 +29,14 @@ do_configure() {
 	fi
 
 	cd ${wrksrc}/sqlite-autoconf-${_amalgamationver}
+	cp -f ${XBPS_CROSSPFDIR}/config.sub .
+
 	./configure ${CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS} --enable-threadsafe \
 		--enable-readline --enable-dynamic-extensions
 
 	cd ${wrksrc}/sqlite-autoconf-${_amalgamationver}/tea
+	cp -f ${XBPS_CROSSPFDIR}/config.sub .
+
 	./configure ${CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS} \
 		--with-system-sqlite ${_tcldir}
 }