diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-09-23-16-16-06.gh-issue-123873.rzdy2x.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-09-23-16-16-06.gh-issue-123873.rzdy2x.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a8815edda0e8ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-09-23-16-16-06.gh-issue-123873.rzdy2x.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:attr:`sqlite3.threadsafety` property temporarily aligned with effective module capabilities. Currently, only the module can be used by multiple threads.
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/module.c b/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
index 698e81d9b897d0..2d842e7606f559 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
@@ -528,8 +528,8 @@ get_threadsafety(pysqlite_state *state)
     switch (mode) {
     case 0:        // Single-thread mode; threads may not share the module.
         return 0;
-    case 1:        // Serialized mode; threads may share the module,
-        return 3;  // connections, and cursors.
+    case 1:        // Serialized mode; until #118172 is fixed, is the same as
+        return 1;  // Multi-thread mode.
     case 2:        // Multi-thread mode; threads may share the module, but not
         return 1;  // connections.
     default: