diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5fc403d829..6b364808aa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ REMOTETAGS ?= remote exclude_graphdriver_btrfs containers_image_openpgp
 BUILDTAGS ?= \
 	$(shell hack/apparmor_tag.sh) \
 	$(shell hack/btrfs_installed_tag.sh) \
+	$(shell hack/sqlite_tag.sh) \
 	$(shell hack/systemd_tag.sh) \
 	$(shell hack/libsubid_tag.sh) \
 	$(if $(filter linux,$(GOOS)), seccomp,)
diff --git a/hack/sqlite_tag.sh b/hack/sqlite_tag.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0248355cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/sqlite_tag.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+${CPP:-${CC:-cc} -E} ${CPPFLAGS} - &> /dev/null << EOF
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+EOF
+if test $? -eq 0 ; then
+	echo libsqlite3
+fi