diff --git a/packages/strapi-hook-bookshelf/lib/buildDatabaseSchema.js b/packages/strapi-hook-bookshelf/lib/buildDatabaseSchema.js
index c91378f9e1..ae7620fd28 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-hook-bookshelf/lib/buildDatabaseSchema.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-hook-bookshelf/lib/buildDatabaseSchema.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ module.exports = async ({ ORM, loadedModel, definition, connection, model }) =>
 
             if (type) {
               const col = tbl.specificType(key, type);
-              if (attribute.required) {
+              if (attribute.required && definition.client !== 'sqlite3') {
                 col.notNullable();
               }
             }