diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a28644e13f..206b4935b1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1321,9 +1321,11 @@ fi
 
 if test x$enable_wallet != xno; then
     dnl Check for libdb_cxx only if wallet enabled
-    BITCOIN_FIND_BDB48
-    if test x$suppress_external_warnings != xno ; then
+    if test "x$use_bdb" != "xno"; then
+      BITCOIN_FIND_BDB48
+      if test x$suppress_external_warnings != xno ; then
         BDB_CPPFLAGS=SUPPRESS_WARNINGS($BDB_CPPFLAGS)
+      fi
     fi
 
     dnl Check for sqlite3
diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index 39ca6dddd4..07300bca5a 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ BASE_CACHE ?= $(BASEDIR)/built
 SDK_PATH ?= $(BASEDIR)/SDKs
 NO_QT ?=
 NO_QR ?=
+NO_BDB ?=
+NO_SQLITE ?=
 NO_WALLET ?=
 NO_ZMQ ?=
 NO_UPNP ?=
@@ -221,6 +223,8 @@ $(host_prefix)/share/config.site : config.site.in $(host_prefix)/.stamp_$(final_
             -e 's|@no_qr@|$(NO_QR)|' \
             -e 's|@no_zmq@|$(NO_ZMQ)|' \
             -e 's|@no_wallet@|$(NO_WALLET)|' \
+            -e 's|@no_bdb@|$(NO_BDB)|' \
+            -e 's|@no_sqlite@|$(NO_SQLITE)|' \
             -e 's|@no_upnp@|$(NO_UPNP)|' \
             -e 's|@no_natpmp@|$(NO_NATPMP)|' \
             -e 's|@debug@|$(DEBUG)|' \
diff --git a/depends/config.site.in b/depends/config.site.in
index 886622d776..d1f9ef73cb 100644
--- a/depends/config.site.in
+++ b/depends/config.site.in
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ if test -z "$enable_wallet" && test -n "@no_wallet@"; then
   enable_wallet=no
 fi
 
+if test -z "$with_bdb" && test -n "@no_bdb@"; then
+  with_bdb=no
+fi
+
+if test -z "$with_sqlite" && test -n "@no_sqlite@"; then
+  with_sqlite=no
+fi
+
 if test -z "$with_miniupnpc" && test -n "@no_upnp@"; then
   with_miniupnpc=no
 fi