diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index 1cbb17b..7b9df9f 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package sqlite3
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DSQLITE_TRACE_SIZE_LIMIT=15
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DSQLITE_OMIT_DEPRECATED
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DSQLITE_DISABLE_INTRINSIC
+#cgo CFLAGS: -DSQLITE_DEFAULT_WAL_SYNCHRONOUS=1
 #cgo CFLAGS: -DSQLITE_ENABLE_UPDATE_DELETE_LIMIT
 #cgo CFLAGS: -Wno-deprecated-declarations
 #ifndef USE_LIBSQLITE3