diff -Naurp vnstat-2.10.orig/src/dbsql.c vnstat-2.10/src/dbsql.c
--- vnstat-2.10.orig/src/dbsql.c	2022-09-22 17:12:13.000000000 -0400
+++ vnstat-2.10/src/dbsql.c	2023-03-04 20:08:01.951429000 -0500
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ int db_open(const int createifnotfound, const int read
 			printf("Database \"%s\" open (ro: %d)\n", dbfilename, readonly);
 	}
 
+	rc = sqlite3_db_config(db, (SQLITE_DBCONFIG_DQS_DDL | SQLITE_DBCONFIG_DQS_DML), 0, (void*)0);
+	if (rc) {
+		db_errcode = rc;
+		if (debug)
+			printf("Error (debug): Can't set DQS on connection to \"%s\": %s\n", dbfilename, sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (createdb) {
 #ifndef CHECK_VNSTAT
 		if (!spacecheck(cfg.dbdir)) {