diff --git a/ext/sqlite3/extconf.rb b/ext/sqlite3/extconf.rb
index b42eb9aa..b090c3ce 100644
--- a/ext/sqlite3/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/sqlite3/extconf.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,14 @@ def configure_extension
           append_cflags("-DTAINTING_SUPPORT")
         end
 
-        abort_could_not_find("sqlite3.h") unless find_header("sqlite3.h")
+        if find_header("sqlite3.h")
+          # noop
+        elsif find_header("#{libname}/sqlite3.h")
+          $defs.push "-DHAVE_LIB_FLDR"
+        else
+          abort_could_not_find("sqlite3.h")
+        end
+
         abort_could_not_find(libname) unless find_library(libname, "sqlite3_libversion_number", "sqlite3.h")
 
         # Functions defined in 1.9 but not 1.8
diff --git a/ext/sqlite3/sqlite3_ruby.h b/ext/sqlite3/sqlite3_ruby.h
index a647c440..16eaabb7 100644
--- a/ext/sqlite3/sqlite3_ruby.h
+++ b/ext/sqlite3/sqlite3_ruby.h
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@
 #define SQLITE3_UTF8_STR_NEW2(_obj) \
     (rb_enc_associate_index(rb_str_new2(_obj), rb_utf8_encindex()))
 
-
+#ifdef HAVE_LIB_FLDR  /* only occurs with sqlcipher? */
+#include <sqlcipher/sqlite3.h>
+#else
 #include <sqlite3.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_TYPE_SQLITE3_INT64
 typedef sqlite_int64 sqlite3_int64;