diff -r e97940f701be Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c	Mon Apr 02 14:25:55 2012 -0400
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c	Sat Apr 14 00:48:02 2012 +0200
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
     sqlite3_stmt* statement;
 
     Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-    rc = sqlite3_prepare(self->db, self->begin_statement, -1, &statement, &tail);
+    rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(self->db, self->begin_statement, -1, &statement, &tail);
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
     if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
         pysqlite_do_all_statements(self, ACTION_RESET, 0);
 
         Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-        rc = sqlite3_prepare(self->db, "COMMIT", -1, &statement, &tail);
+        rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(self->db, "COMMIT", -1, &statement, &tail);
         Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
         if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
             _pysqlite_seterror(self->db, NULL);
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
         pysqlite_do_all_statements(self, ACTION_RESET, 1);
 
         Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-        rc = sqlite3_prepare(self->db, "ROLLBACK", -1, &statement, &tail);
+        rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(self->db, "ROLLBACK", -1, &statement, &tail);
         Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
         if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
             _pysqlite_seterror(self->db, NULL);
diff -r e97940f701be Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c	Mon Apr 02 14:25:55 2012 -0400
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c	Sat Apr 14 00:48:02 2012 +0200
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
 
     while (1) {
         Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-        rc = sqlite3_prepare(self->connection->db,
+        rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(self->connection->db,
                              script_cstr,
                              -1,
                              &statement,