Index: src/shell.c.in
==================================================================
--- src/shell.c.in
+++ src/shell.c.in
@@ -6285,11 +6285,11 @@
         p->autoEQPtest = 1;
       }else if( strcmp(azArg[1],"trace")==0 ){
         p->autoEQP = AUTOEQP_full;
         p->autoEQPtrace = 1;
         open_db(p, 0);
-        (void)sqlite3_table_column_metadata(p->db, "x","x",0,0,0,0,0,0);
+        sqlite3_exec(p->db, "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master LIMIT 1", 0, 0, 0);
         sqlite3_exec(p->db, "PRAGMA vdbe_trace=ON;", 0, 0, 0);
 #endif
       }else{
         p->autoEQP = (u8)booleanValue(azArg[1]);
       }