diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 7d211919b0..d2ba2f1aa5 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2009-08-21 00:08 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
+  * external/sqlite3/Makefile
+    ! Disabled for dos hosts and watcom compiler because watcom
+      runs out of memory.
+
 2009-08-21 00:01 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar.hu)
   * external/libhpdf/Makefile
   * contrib/hbhpdf/Makefile
diff --git a/harbour/external/sqlite3/Makefile b/harbour/external/sqlite3/Makefile
index a523d8e1e9..16ea3b0702 100644
--- a/harbour/external/sqlite3/Makefile
+++ b/harbour/external/sqlite3/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ ifeq ($(HB_WITH_SQLITE3),)
    ifeq ($(HB_COMPILER),poccarm)
       HB_WITH_SQLITE3 := no
    endif
+   # NOTE: dos based watcom runs out of memory. [vszakats]
+   ifeq ($(HB_HOST_ARCH)-$(HB_COMPILER),dos-watcom)
+      HB_WITH_SQLITE3 := no
+   endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(HB_WITH_SQLITE3),yes)