1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/vdbeapi.c b/src/vdbeapi.c
index 6f827ec6e..6cbc95459 100644
--- a/src/vdbeapi.c
+++ b/src/vdbeapi.c
@@ -299,9 +299,10 @@ static int sqlite3Step(Vdbe *p){
     return SQLITE_MISUSE;
   }
 
-  /* Assert that malloc() has not failed */
+  /* Check that malloc() has not failed. If it has, return early. */
   db = p->db;
   if( db->mallocFailed ){
+    p->rc = SQLITE_NOMEM;
     return SQLITE_NOMEM;
   }