diff --git a/security/heimdal/heimdal.conf b/security/heimdal/heimdal.conf
index f752df5d0..b130b13f0 100644
--- a/security/heimdal/heimdal.conf
+++ b/security/heimdal/heimdal.conf
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ if atstage native; then
 	fi
 fi
 
+# use system sqlite if available
+if pkginstalled -f sqlite; then
+	pkgprefix -t sqlite
+	var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--with-sqlite3=$( pkgprefix -r sqlite )"
+fi
+
 var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--enable-shared"
 var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--libexecdir=$sbindir"