diff --git a/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro b/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro
index b61432140..8ea2adf02 100644
--- a/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro
+++ b/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ linux-* {
 	LIBS *= -lcrypto -ldl -lz
 
 	gxs {
-		LIBS += -lsqlite3
+		# We need a explicit path here, to force using the home version of sqlite3 that really encrypts the database.
+	    LIBS += ../../../lib/sqlcipher/.libs/libsqlite3.a
 	}
 }