diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
index 9151975bec75..f1fdf30f61c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/emacs-packages.nix
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ let
       cd sqlite
       make
     '';
+    stripDebugList = [ "share" ];
     packageRequires = [ emacs emacsql ];
     meta = {
       homepage = "https://melpa.org/#/emacsql-sqlite";