diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 41bd3b8..db33e7c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ matrix-sdk = { version = "0.16.0", default-features = false, features = [
 pulldown-cmark = { version = "0.13.1", default-features = false, features = [
     "html",
 ] }
+
+# Force bundled SQLite so static musl builds don't need a system libsqlite3
+libsqlite3-sys = { version = "*", features = ["bundled"] }