diff --git a/sci-libs/proj/proj-6.2.0.recipe b/sci-libs/proj/proj-6.2.0.recipe
index d30f40dbf..0e8877dcb 100644
--- a/sci-libs/proj/proj-6.2.0.recipe
+++ b/sci-libs/proj/proj-6.2.0.recipe
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:libtoolize$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:make
 	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:sqlite3
 	"
 
 defineDebugInfoPackage proj$secondaryArchSuffix \