diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index cef2048..bc532cd 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package sqlite3
 
 /*
+#cgo CFLAGS: -std=gnu99
 #include <sqlite3.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>