diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 409e366a..053b3538 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # dependencies
 SQLITE_VERSION = version-3.50.1
-SQLITE_TARBALL_URL = https://www.sqlite.org/src/tarball/sqlite.tar.gz?r=${SQLITE_VERSION}
+SQLITE_TARBALL_URL = https://www.sqlite.org/src/tarball/$(SQLITE_VERSION)/sqlite.tar.gz
 
 EXTENSION_FUNCTIONS = extension-functions.c
 EXTENSION_FUNCTIONS_URL = https://www.sqlite.org/contrib/download/extension-functions.c?get=25