Index: src/vdbemem.c
==================================================================
--- src/vdbemem.c
+++ src/vdbemem.c
@@ -1418,11 +1418,14 @@
 
   *ppVal = pVal;
   return rc;
 
 no_mem:
-  sqlite3OomFault(db);
+#ifdef SQLITE_ENABLE_STAT3_OR_STAT4
+  if( pCtx==0 || pCtx->pParse->nErr==0 )
+#endif
+    sqlite3OomFault(db);
   sqlite3DbFree(db, zVal);
   assert( *ppVal==0 );
 #ifdef SQLITE_ENABLE_STAT3_OR_STAT4
   if( pCtx==0 ) sqlite3ValueFree(pVal);
 #else