diff --git a/src/plugins/sqldrivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite_vfs.cpp b/src/plugins/sqldrivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite_vfs.cpp
index e6e5789939..bbba3cd14f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sqldrivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite_vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/sqldrivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite_vfs.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #ifndef PATH_MAX
 #  define PATH_MAX FILENAME_MAX
 #endif
+#if SQLITE_VERSION_NUMBER < 3040000
+typedef const char *sqlite3_filename;
+#endif
 
 namespace {
 struct Vfs : sqlite3_vfs {