diff --git a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index 6b627464a0..5369b7074c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ def get_cve_info(d, cves):
     import sqlite3
 
     cve_data = {}
-    conn = sqlite3.connect(d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_DB_FILE"))
+    db_file = d.expand("file:${CVE_CHECK_DB_FILE}?mode=ro")
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(db_file, uri=True)
 
     for cve in cves:
         for row in conn.execute("SELECT * FROM NVD WHERE ID IS ?", (cve,)):