diff --git a/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro b/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
index 551fbf335..03c50d954 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
+++ b/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
@@ -279,7 +279,12 @@ win32 {
 
 	CONFIG += upnp_miniupnpc
 
-	LIBS += -lsqlcipher
+	no_sqlcipher {
+		PKGCONFIG *= sqlite3
+		LIBS += -lsqlite3
+	} else {
+		LIBS += -lsqlcipher
+	}
 
 	DEPENDPATH += . $$INC_DIR
 	INCLUDEPATH += . $$INC_DIR