diff --git a/package/lshw/lshw.mk b/package/lshw/lshw.mk
index bf286647b6..bde23d1499 100644
--- a/package/lshw/lshw.mk
+++ b/package/lshw/lshw.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ LSHW_MAKE_ENV = \
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) \
 	LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SQLITE),y)
+LSHW_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf sqlite
+LSHW_MAKE_OPTS += SQLITE=1
+else
+LSHW_MAKE_OPTS += SQLITE=0
+endif
+
 define LSHW_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(LSHW_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/src \
 		$(LSHW_MAKE_OPTS) \