diff --git a/deps/sqlite/sqlite.gyp b/deps/sqlite/sqlite.gyp
index 7a556018ca0f77..c2ba4da2259fa1 100644
--- a/deps/sqlite/sqlite.gyp
+++ b/deps/sqlite/sqlite.gyp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         'GCC_SYMBOLS_PRIVATE_EXTERN': 'YES',  # -fvisibility=hidden
       },
       'defines': [
+        'SQLITE_DEFAULT_MEMSTATUS=0',
         'SQLITE_ENABLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS',
         'SQLITE_ENABLE_SESSION',
         'SQLITE_ENABLE_PREUPDATE_HOOK'