diff --git a/dns/opendnssec/Makefile b/dns/opendnssec/Makefile
index 846fe6d7194f..ebb5f3383fcb 100644
--- a/dns/opendnssec/Makefile
+++ b/dns/opendnssec/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	MYSQL=""
 PORTDATA=	migrate_adapters_1.mysql migrate_keyshare_mysql.pl \
 		migrate_zone_delete.mysql migrate_id_mysql.pl migrate_to_ng_mysql.pl
 .else
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--with-sqlite3=${LOCALBASE}
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	sqlite3>=3.3.9:${PORTSDIR}/databases/sqlite3
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	sqlite3:${PORTSDIR}/databases/sqlite3
 PLIST_SUB+=	SQLITE=""