diff --git a/deps/sqlite/sqlite.gyp b/deps/sqlite/sqlite.gyp
index c3ecef214ad004..fce0225915e877 100644
--- a/deps/sqlite/sqlite.gyp
+++ b/deps/sqlite/sqlite.gyp
@@ -3,26 +3,51 @@
     'sqlite_sources': [
       'sqlite3.c',
     ],
+    'use_system_sqlite%': 0,
   },
-  'targets': [
-    {
-      'target_name': 'sqlite',
-      'type': 'static_library',
-      'cflags': ['-fvisibility=hidden'],
-      'xcode_settings': {
-        'GCC_SYMBOLS_PRIVATE_EXTERN': 'YES',  # -fvisibility=hidden
-      },
-      'defines': [
-        'SQLITE_ENABLE_SESSION',
-        'SQLITE_ENABLE_PREUPDATE_HOOK'
+  'conditions': [
+    ['use_system_sqlite==0', {
+      'targets': [
+        {
+          'target_name': 'sqlite',
+          'type': 'static_library',
+          'cflags': ['-fvisibility=hidden'],
+          'xcode_settings': {
+            'GCC_SYMBOLS_PRIVATE_EXTERN': 'YES',  # -fvisibility=hidden
+          },
+          'defines': [
+            'SQLITE_ENABLE_SESSION',
+            'SQLITE_ENABLE_PREUPDATE_HOOK'
+          ],
+          'include_dirs': ['.'],
+          'sources': [
+            '<@(sqlite_sources)',
+          ],
+          'direct_dependent_settings': {
+            'include_dirs': ['.'],
+          },
+        },
       ],
-      'include_dirs': ['.'],
-      'sources': [
-        '<@(sqlite_sources)',
+    }, {
+      'targets': [
+        {
+          'target_name': 'sqlite',
+          'type': 'static_library',
+          'direct_dependent_settings': {
+            'defines': [
+              'USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE',
+            ],
+          },
+          'defines': [
+            'USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE',
+          ],
+          'link_settings': {
+            'libraries': [
+              '-lsqlite',
+            ],
+          },
+        },
       ],
-      'direct_dependent_settings': {
-        'include_dirs': ['.'],
-      },
-    },
+    }],
   ],
 }
diff --git a/src/node_metadata.cc b/src/node_metadata.cc
index db30578fb3014b..26547196516c5a 100644
--- a/src/node_metadata.cc
+++ b/src/node_metadata.cc
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "node.h"
 #include "simdjson.h"
 #include "simdutf.h"
-#include "sqlite3.h"
 #include "undici_version.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "uv.h"
@@ -24,6 +23,12 @@
 #include <zlib.h>
 #endif  // NODE_BUNDLED_ZLIB
 
+#if defined(USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE)
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+#else
+#include "sqlite3.h"
+#endif // USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE
+
 #if HAVE_OPENSSL
 #include <openssl/crypto.h>
 #include "ncrypto.h"
diff --git a/src/node_sqlite.cc b/src/node_sqlite.cc
index dd78f4e6dacf59..a2c508d7914e1c 100644
--- a/src/node_sqlite.cc
+++ b/src/node_sqlite.cc
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@
 #include "node.h"
 #include "node_errors.h"
 #include "node_mem-inl.h"
-#include "sqlite3.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 
+#if defined(USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE)
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+#else
+#include "sqlite3.h"
+#endif // USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE
+
 #include <cinttypes>
 
 namespace node {
diff --git a/src/node_sqlite.h b/src/node_sqlite.h
index 256be0c6df9d40..450931cf1e9ca2 100644
--- a/src/node_sqlite.h
+++ b/src/node_sqlite.h
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@
 
 #include "base_object.h"
 #include "node_mem.h"
-#include "sqlite3.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+#if defined(USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE)
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+/* AOSP build requires relative paths. */
+#else
+#include "sqlite3.h"
+#endif // USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE
+
 #include <map>
 #include <unordered_set>
 
diff --git a/src/node_webstorage.cc b/src/node_webstorage.cc
index 3d71ab33c5b41c..4785d9023fb758 100644
--- a/src/node_webstorage.cc
+++ b/src/node_webstorage.cc
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@
 #include "node_errors.h"
 #include "node_mem-inl.h"
 #include "path.h"
-#include "sqlite3.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 
+#if defined(USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE)
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+#else
+#include "sqlite3.h"
+#endif // USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE
+
 namespace node {
 namespace webstorage {
 
diff --git a/src/node_webstorage.h b/src/node_webstorage.h
index c2548d32e993fd..5c9a0003c86c53 100644
--- a/src/node_webstorage.h
+++ b/src/node_webstorage.h
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@
 
 #include "base_object.h"
 #include "node_mem.h"
-#include "sqlite3.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+#if defined(USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE)
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+/* AOSP build requires relative paths. */
+#else
+#include "sqlite3.h"
+#endif // USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE
+
 namespace node {
 namespace webstorage {