--- a/pidgin/plugins/cap/meson.build	Fri Apr 27 16:54:47 2018 -0400
+++ b/pidgin/plugins/cap/meson.build	Fri Apr 27 16:57:34 2018 -0400
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-if PLUGINS
+#######################################################################
+# Check for libsqlite3 (for the Contact Availability Prediction plugin)
+#######################################################################
+SQLITE3 = dependency('sqlite3', version : '>= 3.3', required : force_deps)
+
+if PLUGINS and SQLITE3.found()
 	cap = library('cap', 'cap.c', 'cap.h', 'cap_statistics.h',
 	    dependencies : [SQLITE3, libpurple_dep, libpidgin_dep, glib],
 	    name_prefix : '',