diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
index 6e0576151cc..a5191ed27e8 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ void _pysqlite_func_callback(sqlite3_context* context, int argc, sqlite3_value**
         Py_DECREF(py_retval);
     }
     if (!ok) {
-        if (_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
+        if (_pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
             PyErr_Print();
         } else {
             PyErr_Clear();
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ static void _pysqlite_step_callback(sqlite3_context *context, int argc, sqlite3_
 
         if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
             *aggregate_instance = 0;
-            if (_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
+            if (_pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
                 PyErr_Print();
             } else {
                 PyErr_Clear();
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static void _pysqlite_step_callback(sqlite3_context *context, int argc, sqlite3_
     Py_DECREF(args);
 
     if (!function_result) {
-        if (_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
+        if (_pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
             PyErr_Print();
         } else {
             PyErr_Clear();
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ void _pysqlite_final_callback(sqlite3_context* context)
         Py_DECREF(function_result);
     }
     if (!ok) {
-        if (_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
+        if (_pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
             PyErr_Print();
         } else {
             PyErr_Clear();
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ static int _authorizer_callback(void* user_arg, int action, const char* arg1, co
     ret = PyObject_CallFunction((PyObject*)user_arg, "issss", action, arg1, arg2, dbname, access_attempt_source);
 
     if (ret == NULL) {
-        if (_enable_callback_tracebacks)
+        if (_pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks)
             PyErr_Print();
         else
             PyErr_Clear();
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ static int _authorizer_callback(void* user_arg, int action, const char* arg1, co
         if (PyLong_Check(ret)) {
             rc = _PyLong_AsInt(ret);
             if (rc == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
-                if (_enable_callback_tracebacks)
+                if (_pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks)
                     PyErr_Print();
                 else
                     PyErr_Clear();
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ static int _progress_handler(void* user_arg)
     ret = _PyObject_CallNoArg((PyObject*)user_arg);
 
     if (!ret) {
-        if (_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
+        if (_pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
             PyErr_Print();
         } else {
             PyErr_Clear();
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ static void _trace_callback(void* user_arg, const char* statement_string)
     if (ret) {
         Py_DECREF(ret);
     } else {
-        if (_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
+        if (_pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
             PyErr_Print();
         } else {
             PyErr_Clear();
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c b/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
index 4ecb5b4b92c..e96f3888b46 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ PyObject* _pysqlite_get_converter(PyObject* key)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    retval = PyDict_GetItem(converters, upcase_key);
+    retval = PyDict_GetItem(_pysqlite_converters, upcase_key);
     Py_DECREF(upcase_key);
 
     return retval;
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ PyObject* _pysqlite_query_execute(pysqlite_Cursor* self, int multiple, PyObject*
         if (rc != SQLITE_DONE && rc != SQLITE_ROW) {
             if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
                 /* there was an error that occurred in a user-defined callback */
-                if (_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
+                if (_pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks) {
                     PyErr_Print();
                 } else {
                     PyErr_Clear();
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/module.c b/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
index 6befa073dcf..db2b4958b14 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ PyObject *pysqlite_IntegrityError = NULL;
 PyObject *pysqlite_DataError = NULL;
 PyObject *pysqlite_NotSupportedError = NULL;
 
-PyObject* converters = NULL;
-int _enable_callback_tracebacks = 0;
+PyObject* _pysqlite_converters = NULL;
+int _pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks = 0;
 int pysqlite_BaseTypeAdapted = 0;
 
 static PyObject* module_connect(PyObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject*
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static PyObject* module_register_converter(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
         goto error;
     }
 
-    if (PyDict_SetItem(converters, name, callable) != 0) {
+    if (PyDict_SetItem(_pysqlite_converters, name, callable) != 0) {
         goto error;
     }
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Registers a converter with pysqlite. Non-standard.");
 
 static PyObject* enable_callback_tracebacks(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
 {
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &_enable_callback_tracebacks)) {
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &_pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks)) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -236,12 +236,12 @@ Enable or disable callback functions throwing errors to stderr.");
 
 static void converters_init(PyObject* dict)
 {
-    converters = PyDict_New();
-    if (!converters) {
+    _pysqlite_converters = PyDict_New();
+    if (!_pysqlite_converters) {
         return;
     }
 
-    PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "converters", converters);
+    PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "converters", _pysqlite_converters);
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/module.h b/Modules/_sqlite/module.h
index d3df9123bfa..6f90934b325 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/module.h
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/module.h
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ extern PyObject* pysqlite_NotSupportedError;
  * functions, that convert the SQL value to the appropriate Python value.
  * The key is uppercase.
  */
-extern PyObject* converters;
+extern PyObject* _pysqlite_converters;
 
-extern int _enable_callback_tracebacks;
+extern int _pysqlite_enable_callback_tracebacks;
 extern int pysqlite_BaseTypeAdapted;
 
 #define PARSE_DECLTYPES 1