Index: src/shell.c.in
==================================================================
--- src/shell.c.in
+++ src/shell.c.in
@@ -3903,10 +3903,11 @@
       sqlite3_free(zSql);
     }
 #ifdef SQLITE_ENABLE_DESERIALIZE
     else
     if( p->openMode==SHELL_OPEN_DESERIALIZE || p->openMode==SHELL_OPEN_HEXDB ){
+      int rc;
       int nData = 0;
       unsigned char *aData;
       if( p->openMode==SHELL_OPEN_DESERIALIZE ){
         aData = (unsigned char*)readFile(p->zDbFilename, &nData);
       }else{
@@ -3914,11 +3915,11 @@
         if( aData==0 ){
           utf8_printf(stderr, "Error in hexdb input\n");
           return;
         }
       }
-      int rc = sqlite3_deserialize(p->db, "main", aData, nData, nData,
+      rc = sqlite3_deserialize(p->db, "main", aData, nData, nData,
                    SQLITE_DESERIALIZE_RESIZEABLE |
                    SQLITE_DESERIALIZE_FREEONCLOSE);
       if( rc ){
         utf8_printf(stderr, "Error: sqlite3_deserialize() returns %d\n", rc);
       }