diff --git a/src/plugins/sqldrivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite.cpp b/src/plugins/sqldrivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite.cpp
index b42fd74b3e..c2feaeea56 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sqldrivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/sqldrivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite.cpp
@@ -696,11 +696,10 @@ bool QSQLiteDriver::open(const QString & db, const QString &, const QString &, c
     }
 
     int openMode = (openReadOnlyOption ? SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY : (SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE | SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE));
+    openMode |= (sharedCache ? SQLITE_OPEN_SHAREDCACHE : SQLITE_OPEN_PRIVATECACHE);
     if (openUriOption)
         openMode |= SQLITE_OPEN_URI;
 
-    sqlite3_enable_shared_cache(sharedCache);
-
     if (sqlite3_open_v2(db.toUtf8().constData(), &d->access, openMode, NULL) == SQLITE_OK) {
         sqlite3_busy_timeout(d->access, timeOut);
         setOpen(true);