diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
index 95a32c62a72..b8b7d0c701d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     "-DSQLITE_ENABLE_UNLOCK_NOTIFY"
     "-DSQLITE_SOUNDEX"
     "-DSQLITE_SECURE_DELETE"
+    "-DSQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER=250000"
+    "-DSQLITE_MAX_EXPR_DEPTH=10000"
   ];
 
   # Test for features which may not be available at compile time