diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 60286287..fd50827a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,15 +23,17 @@ publish.workspace = true
 
 [features]
 default = [
-    # "sqlite",
+    # "sqlite" or "sqlite_system",
     # "mysql",
     # "postgresql",
 ]
 # Empty to keep compatibility, prefer to set USE_SYSLOG=true
 enable_syslog = []
+# Please enable at least one of these DB backends.
 mysql = ["diesel/mysql", "diesel_migrations/mysql"]
 postgresql = ["diesel/postgres", "diesel_migrations/postgres"]
-sqlite = ["diesel/sqlite", "diesel_migrations/sqlite", "dep:libsqlite3-sys"]
+sqlite_system = ["diesel/sqlite", "diesel_migrations/sqlite"]
+sqlite = ["sqlite_system", "libsqlite3-sys/bundled"] # Alternative to the above, statically linked SQLite into the binary instead of dynamically.
 # Enable to use a vendored and statically linked openssl
 vendored_openssl = ["openssl/vendored"]
 # Enable MiMalloc memory allocator to replace the default malloc
@@ -94,8 +96,8 @@ diesel_migrations = "2.3.1"
 derive_more = { version = "2.1.1", features = ["from", "into", "as_ref", "deref", "display"] }
 diesel-derive-newtype = "2.1.2"
 
-# Bundled/Static SQLite
-libsqlite3-sys = { version = "0.36.0", features = ["bundled"], optional = true }
+# SQLite, statically compiled if the `sqlite_bundled` feature is enabled
+libsqlite3-sys = { version = "0.36.0", optional = true }
 
 # Crypto-related libraries
 rand = "0.10.0"
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 4a831737..2d1106c2 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@ use std::env;
 use std::process::Command;
 
 fn main() {
-    // This allow using #[cfg(sqlite)] instead of #[cfg(feature = "sqlite")], which helps when trying to add them through macros
-    #[cfg(feature = "sqlite")]
+    // These allow using e.g. #[cfg(mysql)] instead of #[cfg(feature = "mysql")], which helps when trying to add them through macros
+    #[cfg(feature = "sqlite_system")] // The `sqlite` feature implies this one.
     println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=sqlite");
     #[cfg(feature = "mysql")]
     println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=mysql");
     #[cfg(feature = "postgresql")]
     println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=postgresql");
-    #[cfg(feature = "s3")]
-    println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=s3");
-
-    #[cfg(not(any(feature = "sqlite", feature = "mysql", feature = "postgresql")))]
+    #[cfg(not(any(feature = "sqlite_system", feature = "mysql", feature = "postgresql")))]
     compile_error!(
         "You need to enable one DB backend. To build with previous defaults do: cargo build --features sqlite"
     );
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "s3")]
+    println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=s3");
+
     // Use check-cfg to let cargo know which cfg's we define,
     // and avoid warnings when they are used in the code.
     println!("cargo::rustc-check-cfg=cfg(sqlite)");