diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index ece5bb5ef..42cc30cbf 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "topo-sort.hh"
 #include "finally.hh"
 #include "compression.hh"
+#include "sqlite-impl.hh"
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <algorithm>
diff --git a/src/libstore/sqlite-impl.hh b/src/libstore/sqlite-impl.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0a99403b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstore/sqlite-impl.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include "sqlite.hh"
+#include "globals.hh"
+#include "util.hh"
+
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+
+#include <atomic>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+template<typename... Args>
+SQLiteError::SQLiteError(const char *path, int errNo, int extendedErrNo, const Args & ... args)
+  : Error(""), path(path), errNo(errNo), extendedErrNo(extendedErrNo)
+{
+    auto hf = hintfmt(args...);
+    err.msg = hintfmt("%s: %s (in '%s')",
+        normaltxt(hf.str()),
+        sqlite3_errstr(extendedErrNo),
+        path ? path : "(in-memory)");
+}
+
+template<typename... Args>
+[[noreturn]] void SQLiteError::throw_(sqlite3 * db, const std::string & fs, const Args & ... args)
+{
+    int err = sqlite3_errcode(db);
+    int exterr = sqlite3_extended_errcode(db);
+
+    auto path = sqlite3_db_filename(db, nullptr);
+
+    if (err == SQLITE_BUSY || err == SQLITE_PROTOCOL) {
+        auto exp = SQLiteBusy(path, err, exterr, fs, args...);
+        exp.err.msg = hintfmt(
+            err == SQLITE_PROTOCOL
+                ? "SQLite database '%s' is busy (SQLITE_PROTOCOL)"
+                : "SQLite database '%s' is busy",
+            path ? path : "(in-memory)");
+        throw exp;
+    } else
+        throw SQLiteError(path, err, exterr, fs, args...);
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libstore/sqlite.cc b/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
index 32d2fc021..80290fa87 100644
--- a/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "sqlite.hh"
+#include "sqlite-impl.hh"
 #include "globals.hh"
 #include "util.hh"
 
@@ -8,37 +9,6 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-template<typename... Args>
-SQLiteError::SQLiteError(const char *path, int errNo, int extendedErrNo, const Args & ... args)
-  : Error(""), path(path), errNo(errNo), extendedErrNo(extendedErrNo)
-{
-    auto hf = hintfmt(args...);
-    err.msg = hintfmt("%s: %s (in '%s')",
-        normaltxt(hf.str()),
-        sqlite3_errstr(extendedErrNo),
-        path ? path : "(in-memory)");
-}
-
-template<typename... Args>
-[[noreturn]] void SQLiteError::throw_(sqlite3 * db, const std::string & fs, const Args & ... args)
-{
-    int err = sqlite3_errcode(db);
-    int exterr = sqlite3_extended_errcode(db);
-
-    auto path = sqlite3_db_filename(db, nullptr);
-
-    if (err == SQLITE_BUSY || err == SQLITE_PROTOCOL) {
-        auto exp = SQLiteBusy(path, err, exterr, fs, args...);
-        exp.err.msg = hintfmt(
-            err == SQLITE_PROTOCOL
-                ? "SQLite database '%s' is busy (SQLITE_PROTOCOL)"
-                : "SQLite database '%s' is busy",
-            path ? path : "(in-memory)");
-        throw exp;
-    } else
-        throw SQLiteError(path, err, exterr, fs, args...);
-}
-
 SQLite::SQLite(const Path & path, bool create)
 {
     // useSQLiteWAL also indicates what virtual file system we need.  Using