diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/sqlite/sqlite_2.8.17.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/sqlite/sqlite_2.8.17.bb
index b8e03c4d87..733bb9e0f7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/sqlite/sqlite_2.8.17.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/sqlite/sqlite_2.8.17.bb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig
 do_configure() {
     echo "main.mk is patched, no need to configure"
     # make pkgconfig.bbclass pick this up
-    mv ${WORKDIR}/sqlite.pc ${S}
+    cp ${WORKDIR}/sqlite.pc ${S}
 }
 
 do_compile() {