diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 54c481dadb7..f7c73b1ccad 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ Core and Builtins
   slice(None, 10, -1).indices(10) returns (9, 9, -1) instead of (9,
   10, -1).
 
+Build
+-----
+
+- Issue #3215: Build sqlite3 as sqlite3.dll, not sqlite3.pyd.
+
 What's New in Python 2.6 beta 1?
 ================================
 
diff --git a/PCbuild/sqlite3.vcproj b/PCbuild/sqlite3.vcproj
index e4d74e6f835..2a64fffe304 100644
--- a/PCbuild/sqlite3.vcproj
+++ b/PCbuild/sqlite3.vcproj
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).dll"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).dll"
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCALinkTool"