diff --git a/src/common/ownsql.cpp b/src/common/ownsql.cpp
index c4277a130d..bcd9dd6b08 100644
--- a/src/common/ownsql.cpp
+++ b/src/common/ownsql.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "ownsql.h"
 #include "common/utility.h"
 #include "common/asserts.h"
+#include <sqlite3.h>
 
 #define SQLITE_SLEEP_TIME_USEC 100000
 #define SQLITE_REPEAT_COUNT 20
diff --git a/src/common/ownsql.h b/src/common/ownsql.h
index bfff4b65d1..1ad7e93b7c 100644
--- a/src/common/ownsql.h
+++ b/src/common/ownsql.h
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@
 #ifndef OWNSQL_H
 #define OWNSQL_H
 
-#include <sqlite3.h>
-
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QVariant>
 
 #include "ocsynclib.h"
 
+struct sqlite3;
+struct sqlite3_stmt;
+
 namespace OCC {
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp b/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp
index a40149d3ac..63d2f7ef46 100644
--- a/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp
+++ b/src/common/syncjournaldb.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <QElapsedTimer>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QDir>
+#include <sqlite3.h>
 
 #include "common/syncjournaldb.h"
 #include "version.h"
diff --git a/src/csync/csync_private.h b/src/csync/csync_private.h
index 5463b7e40e..f73a1b2d5b 100644
--- a/src/csync/csync_private.h
+++ b/src/csync/csync_private.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <QHash>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <sqlite3.h>
 #include <map>
 #include <set>
 #include <functional>
diff --git a/src/gui/socketapi.cpp b/src/gui/socketapi.cpp
index 0cdc9f0de5..cc889b8f38 100644
--- a/src/gui/socketapi.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/socketapi.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 
 #include <QClipboard>
 
-#include <sqlite3.h>
-
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 
 
diff --git a/test/csync/csync_tests/check_csync_update.cpp b/test/csync/csync_tests/check_csync_update.cpp
index 01681b7de8..504ea2096c 100644
--- a/test/csync/csync_tests/check_csync_update.cpp
+++ b/test/csync/csync_tests/check_csync_update.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
 #include "csync_update.cpp"
+#include <sqlite3.h>
 
 #include "torture.h"