diff --git a/0001-Link-against-sqlite-using-pkgconfig-by-default.patch b/0001-Link-against-sqlite-using-pkgconfig-by-default.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2ff38b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Link-against-sqlite-using-pkgconfig-by-default.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From 761c3328275b03a6530532900973f7faf1363ae2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Elliott Sales de Andrade <quantum.analyst@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 20:08:24 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Link against sqlite using pkgconfig by default.
+
+Signed-off-by: Elliott Sales de Andrade <quantum.analyst@gmail.com>
+---
+ persistent-sqlite/persistent-sqlite.cabal | 8 +++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/persistent-sqlite/persistent-sqlite.cabal b/persistent-sqlite/persistent-sqlite.cabal
+index aa57976f..7e0753e6 100644
+--- a/persistent-sqlite/persistent-sqlite.cabal
++++ b/persistent-sqlite/persistent-sqlite.cabal
+@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ extra-source-files: ChangeLog.md cbits/*.c cbits/*.h
+ flag systemlib
+   description: Use the system-wide sqlite library
+   default: False
++flag no-pkgconfig
++  description: Don't use pkg-config to find system sqlite library
++  default: False
+ flag build-sanity-exe
+   description: Build a sanity check test executable
+   default: False
+@@ -42,7 +45,10 @@ library
+                      Database.Persist.Sqlite
+     ghc-options:     -Wall
+     if flag(systemlib)
+-        extra-libraries: sqlite3
++        if flag(no-pkgconfig)
++            extra-libraries: sqlite3
++        else
++            pkgconfig-depends: sqlite3
+     else
+         c-sources:   cbits/sqlite3.c
+         include-dirs: cbits
+-- 
+2.13.5
+
diff --git a/ghc-persistent-sqlite.spec b/ghc-persistent-sqlite.spec
index 9f5dc6a..ec115f6 100644
--- a/ghc-persistent-sqlite.spec
+++ b/ghc-persistent-sqlite.spec
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 
 Name:           ghc-%{pkg_name}
 Version:        2.6.2
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Backend for the persistent library using sqlite3
 
 License:        MIT
 Url:            https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{pkg_name}
 Source0:        https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{pkg_name}-%{version}/%{pkg_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+# https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/712
+Patch0001:      0001-Link-against-sqlite-using-pkgconfig-by-default.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  ghc-Cabal-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-rpm-macros
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ files.
 
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n %{pkg_name}-%{version}
+%autosetup -n %{pkg_name}-%{version} -p2
 cabal-tweak-flag systemlib True
 
 
@@ -96,6 +98,9 @@ cabal-tweak-flag systemlib True
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 29 2017 Elliott Sales de Andrade <quantum.analyst@gmail.com> 2.6.2-3
+- Use pkg-config to build against system sqlite library.
+
 * Tue Sep 05 2017 Elliott Sales de Andrade <quantum.analyst@gmail.com> 2.6.2-2
 - Build against system sqlite library.