Index: src/os_unix.c
==================================================================
--- src/os_unix.c
+++ src/os_unix.c
@@ -5285,13 +5285,12 @@
 #if OS_VXWORKS
   if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){
     if( h>=0 ) robust_close(pNew, h, __LINE__);
     h = -1;
     osUnlink(zFilename);
-    isDelete = 0;
+    pNew->ctrlFlags |= UNIXFILE_DELETE;
   }
-  if( isDelete ) pNew->ctrlFlags |= UNIXFILE_DELETE;
 #endif
   if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){
     if( h>=0 ) robust_close(pNew, h, __LINE__);
   }else{
     pNew->pMethod = pLockingStyle;