diff --git a/lang/lsqlite3/Makefile b/lang/lsqlite3/Makefile
index 0f7b4b7c5..6a4adcdf8 100644
--- a/lang/lsqlite3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/lsqlite3/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ endef
 define Build/Configure
 endef
 
-TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS)
+TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -std=c99
 
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -llua