diff --git a/packages/python/build.sh b/packages/python/build.sh
index 22fb85f84..d991ebc06 100644
--- a/packages/python/build.sh
+++ b/packages/python/build.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS+=" ac_cv_func_linkat=no"
 TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS+=" ac_cv_posix_semaphores_enabled=no"
 # Do not assume getaddrinfo is buggy when cross compiling:
 TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS+=" ac_cv_buggy_getaddrinfo=no"
+TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS+=" --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions"
 TERMUX_PKG_RM_AFTER_INSTALL="
 bin/python${_MAJOR_VERSION}m bin/idle*
 lib/python${_MAJOR_VERSION}/idlelib