diff --git a/target/product/base_system.mk b/target/product/base_system.mk
index 3d057e2556..a2afd49bd6 100644
--- a/target/product/base_system.mk
+++ b/target/product/base_system.mk
@@ -495,5 +495,8 @@ PRODUCT_COPY_FILES += $(call add-to-product-copy-files-if-exists,\
 
 $(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/runtime_libart.mk)
 
+# Use the configured release of sqlite
+$(call soong_config_set, libsqlite3, release_package_libsqlite3, $(RELEASE_PACKAGE_LIBSQLITE3))
+
 # Use "image" APEXes always.
 $(call inherit-product,$(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/updatable_apex.mk)