diff --git a/node.gni b/node.gni
index b049f069298..d4438f7fd61 100644
--- a/node.gni
+++ b/node.gni
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ declare_args() {
   # The variable is called "openssl" for parity with node's GYP build.
   node_use_openssl = true
 
+  # Build node with SQLite support.
+  node_use_sqlite = true
+
   # Use the specified path to system CA (PEM format) in addition to
   # the BoringSSL supplied CA store or compiled-in Mozilla CA copy.
   node_openssl_system_ca_path = ""
diff --git a/unofficial.gni b/unofficial.gni
index a6c2f8c39be..c742b62c484 100644
--- a/unofficial.gni
+++ b/unofficial.gni
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ template("node_gn_build") {
     } else {
       defines += [ "HAVE_OPENSSL=0" ]
     }
+    if (node_use_sqlite) {
+      defines += [ "HAVE_SQLITE=1" ]
+    } else {
+      defines += [ "HAVE_SQLITE=0" ]
+    }
     if (node_use_amaro) {
       defines += [ "HAVE_AMARO=1" ]
     } else {
@@ -159,7 +164,6 @@ template("node_gn_build") {
       "deps/nghttp2",
       "deps/ngtcp2",
       "deps/postject",
-      "deps/sqlite",
       "deps/uvwasi",
       "deps/zstd",
       "//third_party/zlib",
@@ -193,6 +197,10 @@ template("node_gn_build") {
       public_deps += [ "$node_openssl_path" ]
       sources += gypi_values.node_crypto_sources
     }
+    if (node_use_sqlite) {
+      deps += [ "deps/sqlite" ]
+      sources += gypi_values.node_sqlite_sources
+    }
     if (node_enable_inspector) {
       deps += [
         "$node_inspector_protocol_path:crdtp",