diff --git a/modules/lang/org/contrib/roam2.el b/modules/lang/org/contrib/roam2.el
index c1ea3a3a8..b741693b1 100644
--- a/modules/lang/org/contrib/roam2.el
+++ b/modules/lang/org/contrib/roam2.el
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ of org-mode to properly utilize ID links.")
 
   :init
   (doom-load-packages-incrementally
-   '(ansi-color dash f rx seq magit-section))
+   '(ansi-color dash f rx seq magit-section emacsql emacsql-sqlite))
 
   (map! :after org
         :map org-mode-map
@@ -65,17 +65,41 @@ of org-mode to properly utilize ID links.")
   ;; Don't display warning message dedicated for v1 users. Need to be set early.
   (setq org-roam-v2-ack t)
 
+  (defadvice! +org-roam-suppress-sqlite-build-a (orig-fn &rest args)
+    "Suppress automatic building of sqlite3 binary when loading `org-roam'.
+This is a blocking operation that can take a while to complete
+and better be deferred when there will be an actual demand for
+the database. See `+org-init-roam-h' for the launch process."
+    :around #'emacsql-sqlite-ensure-binary
+    (if (not (boundp 'org-roam-db-location))
+        (apply orig-fn args)
+      (advice-remove #'emacsql-sqlite-ensure-binary #'+org-roam-suppress-sqlite-build-a)
+      nil))
+
   :config
   (defun +org-init-roam-h ()
     "Setup `org-roam' but don't immediately initialize its database.
 Instead, initialize it when it will be actually needed."
     (letf! ((#'org-roam-db-sync #'ignore))
       (org-roam-setup))
-    (defadvice! +org-roam-init-db-a (&rest _)
-      "Initialize org-roam database when it's first time queried to."
+    (defadvice! +org-roam-try-init-db-a (&rest _)
+      "Try to initialize org-roam database at the last possible safe moment.
+In case of failure, fail gracefully."
       :before #'org-roam-db-query
-      (advice-remove 'org-roam-db-query #'+org-roam-init-db-a)
       (message "Initializing org-roam database...")
+      (let ((run-cleanup-p t))
+        (unwind-protect
+            ;; Try to build the binary if it doesn't exist. In case of failure
+            ;; this will error, run the cleanup and exit, and in case of success
+            ;; this will return nil and sync the database.
+            (setq run-cleanup-p (emacsql-sqlite-ensure-binary))
+          (when run-cleanup-p
+            (setq org-roam--sqlite-available-p nil)
+            (org-roam-teardown)
+            (message (concat "EmacSQL failied to build SQLite binary for org-roam; "
+                             "see *Compile-Log* buffer for details.\n"
+                             "To try reinitialize org-roam, run \"M-x org-roam-setup\"")))))
+      (advice-remove 'org-roam-db-query #'+org-roam-try-init-db-a)
       (org-roam-db-sync)))
 
   (setq org-roam-directory
diff --git a/modules/lang/org/doctor.el b/modules/lang/org/doctor.el
index d8a5261f8..d96e1c721 100644
--- a/modules/lang/org/doctor.el
+++ b/modules/lang/org/doctor.el
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
   (unless (executable-find "gnuplot")
     (warn! "Couldn't find gnuplot. org-plot/gnuplot will not work")))
 
+(when (featurep! +roam)
+  (unless (executable-find "sqlite3")
+    (warn! "Couldn't find the sqlite3 executable. org-roam will not work.")))
 (when (or (featurep! +roam)
           (featurep! +roam2))
-  (unless (executable-find "sqlite3")
-    (warn! "Couldn't find the sqlite3 executable. org-roam will not work."))
   (unless (executable-find "dot")
     (warn! "Couldn't find the dot executable (from graphviz). org-roam will not be able to generate graph visualizations.")))