diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/const.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/const.py
index 026628a32df..eab3c30e99e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/const.py
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@ DOMAIN = "recorder"
 CONF_DB_INTEGRITY_CHECK = "db_integrity_check"
 
 # The maximum number of rows (events) we purge in one delete statement
-MAX_ROWS_TO_PURGE = 1000
+
+# sqlite3 has a limit of 999 until version 3.32.0
+# in https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/commit/efdba1a8b3c6c967e7fae9c1989c40d420ce64cc
+# We can increase this back to 1000 once most
+# have upgraded their sqlite version
+MAX_ROWS_TO_PURGE = 998