diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 83fc89f..56ea5e2 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ CFLAGS_BASE=-pipe -std=gnu99 -Wall -W -Wextra
 CFLAGS_CODE=-fPIC -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_ATFILE_SOURCE $(ARCH_FLAGS)
 CFLAGS_DEFS=-DPSEUDO_PREFIX='"$(PREFIX)"' -DPSEUDO_SUFFIX='"$(SUFFIX)"' -DPSEUDO_BINDIR='"$(BIN)"' -DPSEUDO_LIBDIR='"$(LIB)"' -DPSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR='"$(LOCALSTATE)"' -DPSEUDO_VERSION='"$(VERSION)"'
 CFLAGS_DEBUG=-O2 -g
-CFLAGS_SQL=-L$(SQLITE)/lib -I$(SQLITE)/include $(RPATH)
+CFLAGS_SQL=-L$(SQLITE)/$(LIB) -I$(SQLITE)/include $(RPATH)
 CFLAGS_PSEUDO=$(CFLAGS_BASE) $(CFLAGS_CODE) $(CFLAGS_DEFS) \
 	$(CFLAGS_DEBUG) $(CFLAGS_SQL)
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4a41943..c536f58 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ usage()
     echo >&2 "           [--suffix=...]"
     echo >&2 "           [--with-sqlite=...]"
     echo >&2 "           [--enable-static-sqlite]"
+    echo >&2 "           [--with-static-sqlite=...]"
     echo >&2 "           [--with-rpath=...|--without-rpath]"
     echo >&2 "           [--cflags='']"
     echo >&2 "           [--bits=32|64]"
@@ -58,14 +59,19 @@ do
     --libdir=*)
         opt_libdir=${arg#--libdir=}
         ;;
+    --with-static-sqlite=*)
+        opt_sqlite_ldarg=${arg#--with-static-sqlite=}
+        sqlite_ldarg=$opt_sqlite_ldarg
+        use_maybe_rpath=false
+        ;;
     --enable-static-sqlite)
-        sqlite_ldarg='$(SQLITE)/lib/libsqlite3.a'
+        sqlite_ldarg='$(SQLITE)/$(LIB)/libsqlite3.a'
         use_maybe_rpath=false
         ;;
     --with-sqlite=*)
         opt_sqlite=${arg#--with-sqlite=}
         # assign new value if unset
-        maybe_rpath='-Wl,-R$(SQLITE)/lib'
+        maybe_rpath='-Wl,-R$(SQLITE)/$(LIB)'
         ;;
     --without-rpath)
         opt_rpath=''