diff --git a/sqlite-android/build.gradle b/sqlite-android/build.gradle
index 7eca971ab5..5a5c8dd65a 100644
--- a/sqlite-android/build.gradle
+++ b/sqlite-android/build.gradle
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ ext {
 task downloadSqlite(type: Download) {
     src project.sqliteDistributionUrl
     dest 'src/main/jni/sqlite.zip'
+    overwrite false
 }
 
 task installSqlite(dependsOn: downloadSqlite, type: Copy) {