diff --git a/.waf-tools/sqlite3.py b/.waf-tools/sqlite3.py
index 74ec52e..840c182 100644
--- a/.waf-tools/sqlite3.py
+++ b/.waf-tools/sqlite3.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
 
-from waflib import Options
 from waflib.Configure import conf
 
 def options(opt):
-    opt.add_option('--with-sqlite3', type='string', default=None,
-                   dest='with_sqlite3', help='''Path to SQLite3, e.g., /usr/local''')
+    opt.add_option('--with-sqlite3', type='string', default=None, dest='sqlite3_dir',
+                   help='directory where SQLite3 is installed, e.g., /usr/local')
     opt.add_option('--without-sqlite-locking', action='store_false', default=True,
                    dest='with_sqlite_locking',
                    help='''Disable filesystem locking in sqlite3 database (use unix-dot '''
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@
 
 @conf
 def check_sqlite3(self, *k, **kw):
-    root = k and k[0] or kw.get('path', None) or Options.options.with_sqlite3
+    root = k and k[0] or kw.get('path', self.options.sqlite3_dir)
     mandatory = kw.get('mandatory', True)
     var = kw.get('uselib_store', 'SQLITE3')
 
@@ -25,8 +24,8 @@
                        define_name='HAVE_%s' % var,
                        uselib_store=var,
                        mandatory=mandatory,
-                       includes="%s/include" % root,
-                       libpath="%s/lib" % root)
+                       includes='%s/include' % root,
+                       libpath='%s/lib' % root)
     else:
         try:
             self.check_cfg(package='sqlite3',