diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5c1016df62e..828e8e5254d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ What's New in Python 3.4.0 Alpha 1?
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #17857: Prevent build failures with pre-3.5.0 versions of sqlite3,
+  such as was shipped with Centos 5 and Mac OS X 10.4.
+
 - Issue #17413: sys.settrace callbacks were being passed a string instead of an
   exception instance for the 'value' element of the arg tuple if the exception
   originated from C code; now an exception instance is always provided.
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c b/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
index 1005d88c8e0..49994158db5 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ PyObject* _pysqlite_query_execute(pysqlite_Cursor* self, int multiple, PyObject*
 
         Py_DECREF(self->lastrowid);
         if (!multiple && statement_type == STATEMENT_INSERT) {
-            sqlite3_int64 lastrowid;
+            sqlite_int64 lastrowid;
             Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
             lastrowid = sqlite3_last_insert_rowid(self->connection->db);
             Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/util.c b/Modules/_sqlite/util.c
index a1a462c8e5f..d88bc3fc535 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/util.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/util.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ int _pysqlite_seterror(sqlite3* db, sqlite3_stmt* st)
 #endif
 
 PyObject *
-_pysqlite_long_from_int64(sqlite3_int64 value)
+_pysqlite_long_from_int64(sqlite_int64 value)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_LONG_LONG
 # if SIZEOF_LONG_LONG < 8
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ _pysqlite_long_from_int64(sqlite3_int64 value)
     return PyLong_FromLong(value);
 }
 
-sqlite3_int64
+sqlite_int64
 _pysqlite_long_as_int64(PyObject * py_val)
 {
     int overflow;
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ _pysqlite_long_as_int64(PyObject * py_val)
 #endif
             return value;
     }
-    else if (sizeof(value) < sizeof(sqlite3_int64)) {
-        sqlite3_int64 int64val;
+    else if (sizeof(value) < sizeof(sqlite_int64)) {
+        sqlite_int64 int64val;
         if (_PyLong_AsByteArray((PyLongObject *)py_val,
                                 (unsigned char *)&int64val, sizeof(int64val),
                                 IS_LITTLE_ENDIAN, 1 /* signed */) >= 0) {
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/util.h b/Modules/_sqlite/util.h
index ca021493528..88ea90689d5 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/util.h
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/util.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int pysqlite_step(sqlite3_stmt* statement, pysqlite_Connection* connection);
  */
 int _pysqlite_seterror(sqlite3* db, sqlite3_stmt* st);
 
-PyObject * _pysqlite_long_from_int64(sqlite3_int64 value);
-sqlite3_int64 _pysqlite_long_as_int64(PyObject * value);
+PyObject * _pysqlite_long_from_int64(sqlite_int64 value);
+sqlite_int64 _pysqlite_long_as_int64(PyObject * value);
 
 #endif