diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitea/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitea/default.nix
index ffbeb050956..528e7c3dd99 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitea/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitea/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
 
   preBuild = let
     tags = optional pamSupport "pam"
-        ++ optional sqliteSupport "sqlite";
+        ++ optional sqliteSupport "sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify";
     tagsString = concatStringsSep " " tags;
   in ''
     export buildFlagsArray=(