diff --git a/depends/packages/sqlite.mk b/depends/packages/sqlite.mk
index 1cb2e299b9b..67b7719eb88 100644
--- a/depends/packages/sqlite.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/sqlite.mk
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ define $(package)_build_cmds
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
-  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install-libLTLIBRARIES install-includeHEADERS install-pkgconfigDATA
+  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install-libLTLIBRARIES install-includeHEADERS
 endef
 
 define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
-  rm -rf lib/pkgconfig && \
   rm lib/*.la
 endef