diff --git a/package/proftpd/Config.in b/package/proftpd/Config.in
index 3af0092339..edec37c8dd 100644
--- a/package/proftpd/Config.in
+++ b/package/proftpd/Config.in
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_SQL
 	help
 	  Compile ProFTPD with mod_sql support.
 
+if BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_SQL
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_SQL_SQLITE
+	bool "mod_sql_sqlite support"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_SQLITE
+	help
+	  Compile ProFTPD with mod_sql_sqlite support.
+
+endif
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_QUOTATAB
 	bool "mod_quotatab support"
 	help
diff --git a/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk b/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
index a228d58e03..592c069ad3 100644
--- a/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
+++ b/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_SQL),y)
 PROFTPD_MODULES += mod_sql
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_SQL_SQLITE),y)
+PROFTPD_MODULES += mod_sql_sqlite
+PROFTPD_DEPENDENCIES += sqlite
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PROFTPD_MOD_QUOTATAB),y)
 PROFTPD_MODULES += mod_quotatab
 endif