diff --git a/libs/sqlite3/Config-lib.in b/libs/sqlite3/Config-lib.in
index aa6357b53..6e7ea18dc 100644
--- a/libs/sqlite3/Config-lib.in
+++ b/libs/sqlite3/Config-lib.in
@@ -44,10 +44,4 @@ config SQLITE3_SESSION
 	help
 	  Enable the session extension (default no).
 
-config SQLITE3_THREADSAFE
-	bool "Thread-safe library"
-	default y
-	help
-	  Build a thread-safe library.
-
 endmenu
diff --git a/libs/sqlite3/Makefile b/libs/sqlite3/Makefile
index 1ceffa036..059efa6f1 100644
--- a/libs/sqlite3/Makefile
+++ b/libs/sqlite3/Makefile
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS := \
 	CONFIG_SQLITE3_LIBEDIT \
 	CONFIG_SQLITE3_READLINE \
 	CONFIG_SQLITE3_RTREE \
-	CONFIG_SQLITE3_SESSION \
-	CONFIG_SQLITE3_THREADSAFE
+	CONFIG_SQLITE3_SESSION
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
@@ -105,14 +104,14 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-static-shell \
 	--enable-shared \
 	--enable-static \
+	--enable-threadsafe \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_SQLITE3_DYNAMIC_EXTENSIONS),--enable-dynamic-extensions,--disable-dynamic-extensions) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_SQLITE3_FTS3),--enable-fts3,--disable-fts3) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_SQLITE3_FTS3),--enable-fts4,--disable-fts4) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_SQLITE3_FTS3),--enable-fts5,--disable-fts5) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_SQLITE3_JSON1),--enable-json1,--disable-json1) \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_SQLITE3_RTREE),--enable-rtree,--disable-rtree) \
-	$(if $(CONFIG_SQLITE3_SESSION),--enable-session,--disable-session) \
-	$(if $(CONFIG_SQLITE3_THREADSAFE),--enable-threadsafe,--disable-threadsafe)
+	$(if $(CONFIG_SQLITE3_SESSION),--enable-session,--disable-session)
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SQLITE3_LIBEDIT),y)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--disable-readline