diff --git a/SQLite.xs b/SQLite.xs
index 4fd756a..3528238 100644
--- a/SQLite.xs
+++ b/SQLite.xs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ create_function(dbh, name, argc, func)
         sqlite3_db_create_function(aTHX_ dbh, name, argc, func );
     }
 
-void
+static int
 enable_load_extension(dbh, onoff)
     SV *dbh
     int onoff
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ enable_load_extension(dbh, onoff)
         DBD::SQLite::db::sqlite_enable_load_extension = 1
     CODE:
     {
-        sqlite3_db_enable_load_extension(aTHX_ dbh, onoff );
+        RETVAL = sqlite3_db_enable_load_extension(aTHX_ dbh, onoff );
     }
+    OUTPUT:
+        RETVAL
 
 void
 create_aggregate(dbh, name, argc, aggr)
diff --git a/dbdimp.c b/dbdimp.c
index aa693a1..274ba23 100644
--- a/dbdimp.c
+++ b/dbdimp.c
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ sqlite3_db_create_function(pTHX_ SV *dbh, const char *name, int argc, SV *func )
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-void
+int
 sqlite3_db_enable_load_extension(pTHX_ SV *dbh, int onoff )
 {
     D_imp_dbh(dbh);
@@ -971,7 +971,9 @@ sqlite3_db_enable_load_extension(pTHX_ SV *dbh, int onoff )
     {
         char* const errmsg = form("sqlite_enable_load_extension failed with error %s", sqlite3_errmsg(imp_dbh->db));
         sqlite_error(dbh, (imp_xxh_t*)imp_dbh, retval, errmsg);
+        return FALSE;
     }
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/dbdimp.h b/dbdimp.h
index f1d4a2f..4c435ce 100644
--- a/dbdimp.h
+++ b/dbdimp.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ struct aggrInfo {
 };
 
 int sqlite3_db_create_function(pTHX_ SV *dbh, const char *name, int argc, SV *func);
-void sqlite3_db_enable_load_extension(pTHX_ SV *dbh, int onoff);
+int sqlite3_db_enable_load_extension(pTHX_ SV *dbh, int onoff);
 void sqlite3_db_create_aggregate(pTHX_ SV *dbh, const char *name, int argc, SV *aggr );
 int sqlite3_db_create_collation(pTHX_ SV *dbh, const char *name, SV *func);
 int sqlite3_db_progress_handler(pTHX_ SV *dbh, int n_opcodes, SV *handler);