diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/CMakeLists.txt b/external/qspatialite/CMakeLists.txt
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rename from src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/CMakeLists.txt
rename to external/qspatialite/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/README b/external/qspatialite/README
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rename from src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/README
rename to external/qspatialite/README
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/qspatialite.json b/external/qspatialite/qspatialite.json
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rename from src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/qspatialite.json
rename to external/qspatialite/qspatialite.json
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/qsql_spatialite.cpp b/external/qspatialite/qsql_spatialite.cpp
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rename from src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/qsql_spatialite.cpp
rename to external/qspatialite/qsql_spatialite.cpp
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/qsql_spatialite.h b/external/qspatialite/qsql_spatialite.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/qsql_spatialite.h
rename to external/qspatialite/qsql_spatialite.h
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/qsqlcachedresult_p.h b/external/qspatialite/qsqlcachedresult_p.h
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rename from src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/qsqlcachedresult_p.h
rename to external/qspatialite/qsqlcachedresult_p.h
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/smain.cpp b/external/qspatialite/smain.cpp
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rename from src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/smain.cpp
rename to external/qspatialite/smain.cpp
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/smain.h b/external/qspatialite/smain.h
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rename from src/providers/spatialite/qspatialite/smain.h
rename to external/qspatialite/smain.h
diff --git a/src/providers/spatialite/CMakeLists.txt b/src/providers/spatialite/CMakeLists.txt
index b47d13dc05e..6b646b72606 100644
--- a/src/providers/spatialite/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/providers/spatialite/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Files
 
 IF(WITH_QSPATIALITE)
-  SUBDIRS(qspatialite)
+  SUBDIRS(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/external/qspatialite)
 ENDIF(WITH_QSPATIALITE)
 
 SET(SPATIALITE_SRCS