diff --git a/src/external/sqlite3.c b/src/3rdparty/sqlite3.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/external/sqlite3.c
rename to src/3rdparty/sqlite3.c
diff --git a/src/external/sqlite3.h b/src/3rdparty/sqlite3.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/external/sqlite3.h
rename to src/3rdparty/sqlite3.h
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d1a63df44b..d7abc02d09 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ set(bro_SRCS
     input/readers/Benchmark.cc
     input/readers/SQLite.cc
 
-    external/sqlite3.c
+    3rdparty/sqlite3.c
 
     nb_dns.c
     digest.h
diff --git a/src/input/readers/SQLite.h b/src/input/readers/SQLite.h
index d79144f788..cdea9808c0 100644
--- a/src/input/readers/SQLite.h
+++ b/src/input/readers/SQLite.h
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "../ReaderBackend.h"
-#include "../../threading/AsciiFormatter.h"
 
-#include "../../external/sqlite3.h"
+#include "threading/AsciiFormatter.h"
+#include "3rdparty/sqlite3.h"
 
 namespace input { namespace reader {
 
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/SQLite.h b/src/logging/writers/SQLite.h
index ab7e16710d..b70381ebf6 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/SQLite.h
+++ b/src/logging/writers/SQLite.h
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include "../WriterBackend.h"
-#include "../../external/sqlite3.h"
-#include "../../threading/AsciiFormatter.h"
+
+#include "threading/AsciiFormatter.h"
+#include "3rdparty/sqlite3.h"
 
 namespace logging { namespace writer {
 
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 5d4330bad5..8b6511fe04 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ extern "C" void OPENSSL_add_all_algorithms_conf(void);
 
 #include "binpac_bro.h"
 
-#include "external/sqlite3.h"
+#include "3rdparty/sqlite3.h"
 
 Brofiler brofiler;