Index: build/ac-macros/sqlite.m4
===================================================================
--- build/ac-macros/sqlite.m4	(revision 27451)
+++ build/ac-macros/sqlite.m4	(working copy)
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@
       sqlite_dir="$withval"
     fi
 
-    SVN_SQLITE_CONFIG($sqlite_dir)
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to look for SQLite])
+    if test "$withval" = "no" ; then
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+      svn_lib_sqlite="no"
+    else
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+      SVN_SQLITE_CONFIG($sqlite_dir)
+    fi
   ],
   [
     # no --with-sqlite switch, and no sqlite subdir, look in PATH
Index: configure.ac
===================================================================
--- configure.ac	(revision 27451)
+++ configure.ac	(working copy)
@@ -616,11 +616,13 @@
   ### /usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.0.  If libsvn_ra_neon.la comes before 
   ### libsvn_fs.la then libtool ends up linking libsvn_fs to the db3
   ### in /usr/local/lib
-  AC_DEFINE(SVN_LIBSVN_CLIENT_LINKS_RA_LOCAL, 1,
+  if test "$svn_lib_sqlite" = "yes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE(SVN_LIBSVN_CLIENT_LINKS_RA_LOCAL, 1,
       [Defined if libsvn_client should link against libsvn_ra_local])
-  svn_ra_lib_deps="\$(RA_LOCAL_DEPS)"
-  svn_ra_lib_install_deps="install-ramod-lib"
-  svn_ra_lib_link="\$(RA_LOCAL_LINK)"
+    svn_ra_lib_deps="\$(RA_LOCAL_DEPS)"
+    svn_ra_lib_install_deps="install-ramod-lib"
+    svn_ra_lib_link="\$(RA_LOCAL_LINK)"
+  fi
 
   AC_DEFINE(SVN_LIBSVN_CLIENT_LINKS_RA_SVN, 1,
       [Defined if libsvn_client should link against libsvn_ra_svn])