diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
index d3c3d5890858..6ce924adf11c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ let
           stripDebugList = [ "share" ];
         });
 
+        epkg = super.epkg.overrideAttrs (old: {
+          postPatch = ''
+            substituteInPlace lisp/epkg.el \
+              --replace '(call-process "sqlite3"' '(call-process "${pkgs.sqlite}/bin/sqlite3"'
+          '';
+        });
+
         erlang = super.erlang.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
           buildInputs = attrs.buildInputs ++ [
             pkgs.perl