diff --git a/internal/db/sqlite/sqlite.go b/internal/db/sqlite/sqlite.go
index a990c2ec9..63f72f646 100644
--- a/internal/db/sqlite/sqlite.go
+++ b/internal/db/sqlite/sqlite.go
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import (
 	// linkname shenanigans
 	_ "unsafe"
 
+	// the library being unsafely linked to
+	_ "github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/driver"
+
 	// embed wasm sqlite binary
 	_ "github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3/embed"