diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-10-19-13-49-39.gh-issue-54767.IdrGm6.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-10-19-13-49-39.gh-issue-54767.IdrGm6.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..6154892709ee12d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2026-10-19-13-49-39.gh-issue-54767.IdrGm6.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+The ``--enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions=no`` and
+``--disable-loadable-sqlite-extensions`` configure options now disable
+loadable SQLite extensions instead of enabling them.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 217d8e135600e16..487104a7aabce49 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -18014,35 +18014,42 @@ printf %s "checking for --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions... " >&6; }
 if test ${enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions+y}
 then :
   enableval=$enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions;
-    if test "x$have_sqlite3_load_extension" = xno
+else case e in #(
+  e) enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions=no
+ ;;
+esac
+fi
+
+if test "x$enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions" = xyes
+then :
+
+  if test "x$have_sqlite3_load_extension" = xno
 then :
 
-      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: n/a" >&5
+    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: n/a" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "n/a" >&6; }
-      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: Your version of SQLite does not support loadable extensions" >&5
+    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: Your version of SQLite does not support loadable extensions" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me: WARNING: Your version of SQLite does not support loadable extensions" >&2;}
 
 else case e in #(
   e)
-      { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
 
 printf "%s\n" "#define PY_SQLITE_ENABLE_LOAD_EXTENSION 1" >>confdefs.h
 
-     ;;
+   ;;
 esac
 fi
 
 else case e in #(
   e)
-    { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
 printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
-
  ;;
 esac
 fi
 
-
 found_tcltk=no
 for _QUERY in \
   "tcl >= 8.5.12 tk >= 8.5.12" \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ca804d6448810d2..0f704b15e883f13 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4630,21 +4630,22 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([loadable-sqlite-extensions],
       support loadable extensions in the sqlite3 module, see
       Doc/library/sqlite3.rst (default is no)
     ]
-  ), [
-    AS_VAR_IF([have_sqlite3_load_extension], [no], [
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([n/a])
-      AC_MSG_WARN([Your version of SQLite does not support loadable extensions])
-    ], [
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-      AC_DEFINE(
-        [PY_SQLITE_ENABLE_LOAD_EXTENSION], [1],
-        [Define to 1 to build the sqlite module with loadable extensions support.]
-      )
-    ])
-  ], [
-    AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-  ]
+  ), [], [enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions=no]
 )
+AS_VAR_IF([enable_loadable_sqlite_extensions], [yes], [
+  AS_VAR_IF([have_sqlite3_load_extension], [no], [
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([n/a])
+    AC_MSG_WARN([Your version of SQLite does not support loadable extensions])
+  ], [
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+    AC_DEFINE(
+      [PY_SQLITE_ENABLE_LOAD_EXTENSION], [1],
+      [Define to 1 to build the sqlite module with loadable extensions support.]
+    )
+  ])
+], [
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+])
 
 dnl
 dnl Detect Tcl/Tk. Use pkg-config if available.