diff --git a/addons/autotools_project.py b/addons/autotools_project.py
index 11e12ba..287042d 100644
--- a/addons/autotools_project.py
+++ b/addons/autotools_project.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ _BUILT_STAMPFILE = '.spp_built'
 
 Import('env')
 
-def _autotools_project(env: Environment, project_root: str, config_args: 'list[str]' = [], build_args : 'list[str]' = [], install_args : 'list[str]' = [], configure_script_path: str = 'configure') -> dict:
+def _autotools_project(env: Environment, project_root: str, config_args: 'list[str]' = [], build_args : 'list[str]' = [], install_args : 'list[str]' = [], configure_script_path: str = 'configure', skip_steps = ()) -> dict:
     config = env['BUILD_TYPE']
     build_dir = os.path.join(project_root, f'build_{config}')
     install_dir = os.path.join(project_root, f'install_{config}')
@@ -32,9 +32,15 @@ def _autotools_project(env: Environment, project_root: str, config_args: 'list[s
         if not os.path.exists(config_script) and os.path.exists(f'{config_script}.ac'):
             subprocess.run(('autoreconf', '--install', '--force'), cwd=project_root)
 
-        subprocess.run((config_script, f'--prefix={install_dir}', *config_args), cwd=build_dir, env=env, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, check=True)
-        subprocess.run(('make', f'-j{jobs}', *build_args), cwd=build_dir, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, check=True)
-        subprocess.run(('make', 'install', *install_args), cwd=build_dir, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, check=True)
+        if 'configure' not in skip_steps:
+            subprocess.run((config_script, f'--prefix={install_dir}', *config_args), cwd=build_dir, env=env, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, check=True)
+        if 'build' not in skip_steps:
+            subprocess.run(('make', f'-j{jobs}', *build_args), cwd=build_dir, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, check=True)
+        if 'install' not in skip_steps:
+            subprocess.run(('make', 'install', *install_args), cwd=build_dir, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, check=True)
+        else:
+            # must still create the install dir for the stamp file
+            os.makedirs(install_dir, exist_ok=True)
         pathlib.Path(install_dir, _BUILT_STAMPFILE).touch()
 
     libpath = []
@@ -44,6 +50,7 @@ def _autotools_project(env: Environment, project_root: str, config_args: 'list[s
             libpath.append(full_path)
 
     return {
+        'build_dir': build_dir,
         'install_dir': install_dir,
         'LIBPATH': libpath,
         'CPPPATH': [os.path.join(install_dir, 'include')]
diff --git a/recipes/sqlite/recipe.py b/recipes/sqlite/recipe.py
index b06b6f2..51e14d5 100644
--- a/recipes/sqlite/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/sqlite/recipe.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+import glob
 import os
 import pathlib
 import re
@@ -46,11 +47,29 @@ def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
         }
     else:
         checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
-        build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(checkout_root)
+        build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(checkout_root, skip_steps=('install',))
+
+        # the install script seems borked, do the install manually
+        include_dir = os.path.join(build_result['install_dir'], 'include')
+        lib_dir = os.path.join(build_result['install_dir'], 'lib')
+        os.makedirs(include_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        os.makedirs(lib_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+        for ext in ('*.a', '*.so'):
+            lib_files = glob.glob(os.path.join(build_result['build_dir'], ext))
+            for lib_file in lib_files:
+                out_path = os.path.join(lib_dir, os.path.basename(lib_file))
+                if not os.path.exists(out_path):
+                    shutil.copy(lib_file, out_path)
+        for h_file in ('sqlite3.h',):
+            out_path = os.path.join(include_dir, h_file)
+            if not os.path.exists(out_path):
+                in_path = os.path.join(build_result['build_dir'], h_file)
+                shutil.copy(in_path, out_path)
+
         return {
-            'LIBPATH': build_result['LIBPATH'],
             'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
-            'LIBS': ['sqlite3']
+            'LIBS': [env.FindLib('sqlite3', paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])]
         }
 
 env.GitRecipe(