diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index 2edeb2f..9b6be65 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ package sqlite3
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS4_UNICODE61
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DSQLITE_TRACE_SIZE_LIMIT=15
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DSQLITE_DISABLE_INTRINSIC
+#cgo CFLAGS: -DSQLITE_DEFAULT_WAL_SYNCHRONOUS=1
 #cgo CFLAGS: -Wno-deprecated-declarations
 #ifndef USE_LIBSQLITE3
 #include <sqlite3-binding.h>