Index: SQLite.Interop/interop.c
==================================================================
--- SQLite.Interop/interop.c
+++ SQLite.Interop/interop.c
@@ -197,14 +197,13 @@
   Vdbe *p;
   sqlite3 *db;
   int ret;
 
   p = (Vdbe *)stmt;
-  db = (p == NULL) ? NULL : p->db;
-
-  if (p->magic == VDBE_MAGIC_DEAD)
+  if (p && p->magic == VDBE_MAGIC_DEAD)
   {
+    db = p->db;
     if (db == NULL)
     {
       sqlite3_free(p);
       ret = SQLITE_OK;
     }