diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
index 25dd378f03f6..51d554992558 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ let
           stripDebugList = [ "share" ];
         });
 
-        emacsql-sqlite = super.emacsql-sqlite.overrideAttrs (old: {
+        emacsql-sqlite = super.emacsql-sqlite.overrideAttrs (old: lib.optionalAttrs (lib.versionOlder old.version "20240808.2016") {
           buildInputs = old.buildInputs ++ [ pkgs.sqlite ];
 
           postBuild = ''