diff --git a/srcpkgs/sqlite/patches/cross-editline.patch b/srcpkgs/sqlite/patches/cross-editline.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01af62ca2fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/sqlite/patches/cross-editline.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--- a/autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl
++++ b/autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl
+@@ -1076,6 +1076,10 @@ proc sqlite-check-line-editing {} {
+         # set the -I to one dir up from that because our sources
+         # #include <readline/readline.h> or <editline/readline.h>.
+         set v [file dirname $v]
++      } elseif {[string match */editline $v]} {
++      	# ditto, but set to EDITLINE
++        set v [file dirname $v]
++        set editLibDef HAVE_EDITLINE
+       }
+       proj-opt-set with-readline-cflags "-I$v"
+     }
+@@ -1111,6 +1115,11 @@ proc sqlite-check-line-editing {} {
+     }
+   } elseif {"" ne $rlInc && ![string match *-I* $rlInc]} {
+     proj-fatal "Argument to --with-readline-cflags is intended to be CFLAGS and contain -I..."
++  } else {
++    set v [string range $rlInc 2 end]
++    if {[file exists [file join $v "editline/readline.h"]]} {
++      set editLibDef HAVE_EDITLINE
++    }
+   }
+ 
+   # If readline.h was found/specified, look for lib(readline|edit)...
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sqlite/template b/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
index 4645390c411..a861cf5b202 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sqlite/template
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ configure_args="--enable-threadsafe --enable-load-extension --enable-math
  --enable-fts3 --enable-fts4 --enable-fts5 --enable-memsys5
  --enable-rtree --enable-geopoly --host=$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET
  --prefix=/usr --soname=legacy --editline
+ --with-readline-header=${CROSS_BUILD:+$XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/editline/readline.h
  --with-tcl=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr/lib"
 hostmakedepends="tcl"
 makedepends="libedit-devel zlib-devel tcl-devel"