diff --git a/external/sqlite b/external/sqlite
index a5757617946..88e12a9e627 160000
--- a/external/sqlite
+++ b/external/sqlite
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a5757617946e02dfb2a5595633fe4de4f99ff616
+Subproject commit 88e12a9e62714b4dbdf0faeea01b8c2a28fd31fd
diff --git a/tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Mono.Data.Sqlite/SqliteTests.cs b/tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Mono.Data.Sqlite/SqliteTests.cs
index 035cc2729ef..321df6122cb 100644
--- a/tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Mono.Data.Sqlite/SqliteTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Mono.Android-Tests/Mono.Data.Sqlite/SqliteTests.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public void BasicFunctionality ()
                                                 c.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM TESTTABLE";
                                                 using (var r = c.ExecuteReader ()) {
                                                         string typeName = r.GetDataTypeName (0);
-                                                        Assert.IsFalse (typeName != "blob", $"Bug in DbDataReader.GetDataTypeName: should be 'blob', got: {typeName}");
+                                                        Assert.IsTrue (String.Compare (typeName, "BLOB", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0, $"Bug in DbDataReader.GetDataTypeName: should be 'blob', got: {typeName}");
                                                 }
                                 });
                                 ItemsDb.Instance.WithCommand (c => {