Index: src/btree.c
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--- src/btree.c
+++ src/btree.c
@@ -643,13 +643,13 @@
 ** Implementation note:  This routine merely checks to see if any cursors
 ** need to be saved.  It calls out to saveCursorsOnList() in the (unusual)
 ** event that cursors are in need to being saved.
 */
 static int saveAllCursors(BtShared *pBt, Pgno iRoot, BtCursor *pExcept){
-  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pBt->mutex) );
-  assert( pExcept==0 || pExcept->pBt==pBt );
   BtCursor *p;
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pBt->mutex) );
+  assert( pExcept==0 || pExcept->pBt==pBt );
   for(p=pBt->pCursor; p; p=p->pNext){
     if( p!=pExcept && (0==iRoot || p->pgnoRoot==iRoot) ) break;
   }
   return p ? saveCursorsOnList(p, iRoot, pExcept) : SQLITE_OK;
 }