diff --git a/pkg/sqlite3/0001.patch b/pkg/sqlite3/0001.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21e009a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/sqlite3/0001.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/sqlite3.c b/sqlite3.c.new
+index 4729f45..d09425e 100644
+--- a/sqlite3.c
++++ b/sqlite3.c
+@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
+ ** language. The code for the "sqlite3" command-line shell is also in a
+ ** separate file. This file contains only code for the core SQLite library.
+ */
++#define SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA 1
+ #define SQLITE_CORE 1
+ #define SQLITE_AMALGAMATION 1
+ #ifndef SQLITE_PRIVATE
diff --git a/pkg/sqlite3/build b/pkg/sqlite3/build
index 92b761c..70662a8 100755
--- a/pkg/sqlite3/build
+++ b/pkg/sqlite3/build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DEPENDS="readline-dev zlib-dev toolchain"
 SUBPKG="sqlite3 sqlite3-dev sqlite3-shell"
 
 prepare() {
-	return
+	apply_patches
 }
 
 build() {