diff --git a/modules/tools/lookup/doctor.el b/modules/tools/lookup/doctor.el
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+;;; tools/lookup/doctor.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+(when (featurep! +docsets)
+  (unless (executable-find "sqlite3")
+    (warn! "Couldn't find the sqlite3 executable. dash-docs will not work.")))