Index: src/pager.c
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--- src/pager.c
+++ src/pager.c
@@ -5090,11 +5090,11 @@
 ** or using a temporary file otherwise.
 */
 int sqlite3PagerBegin(Pager *pPager, int exFlag, int subjInMemory){
   int rc = SQLITE_OK;
 
-  if( NEVER(pPager->errCode) ) return pPager->errCode;
+  if( pPager->errCode ) return pPager->errCode;
   assert( pPager->eState>=PAGER_READER && pPager->eState<PAGER_ERROR );
   pPager->subjInMemory = (u8)subjInMemory;
 
   if( ALWAYS(pPager->eState==PAGER_READER) ){
     assert( pPager->pInJournal==0 );