diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-12-28-21-05-19.gh-issue-128321.0UvbXw.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-12-28-21-05-19.gh-issue-128321.0UvbXw.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e1caf93db55ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-12-28-21-05-19.gh-issue-128321.0UvbXw.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Set ``LIBS`` when checking if :mod:`sqlite3` library functions are
+available.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 299eff6bc3bf70..852e408d1bff78 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15435,6 +15435,7 @@ save_LIBS=$LIBS
 
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS"
   LDFLAGS="$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS $LIBS"
 
   ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "sqlite3.h" "ac_cv_header_sqlite3_h" "$ac_includes_default"
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_sqlite3_h" = xyes
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index badb19d55895de..5ed147f5482f27 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4221,6 +4221,7 @@ dnl bpo-45774/GH-29507: The CPP check in AC_CHECK_HEADER can fail on FreeBSD,
 dnl hence CPPFLAGS instead of CFLAGS.
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS"
   LDFLAGS="$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS $LDFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$LIBSQLITE3_LIBS $LIBS"
 
   AC_CHECK_HEADER([sqlite3.h], [
     have_sqlite3=yes