1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/vtab.c b/src/vtab.c
index 958202c31..a7fd17a35 100644
--- a/src/vtab.c
+++ b/src/vtab.c
@@ -825,8 +825,8 @@ int sqlite3VtabSync(sqlite3 *db, char **pzErrmsg){
     if( pVtab && (x = pVtab->pModule->xSync)!=0 ){
       rc = x(pVtab);
       sqlite3DbFree(db, *pzErrmsg);
-      *pzErrmsg = sqlite3DbStrDup(db, pVtab->zErrMsg);
-      sqlite3_free(pVtab->zErrMsg);
+      *pzErrmsg = pVtab->zErrMsg;
+      pVtab->zErrMsg = 0;
     }
   }
   db->aVTrans = aVTrans;