Index: src/select.c
==================================================================
--- src/select.c
+++ src/select.c
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@
   Expr *pHaving,        /* the HAVING clause */
   ExprList *pOrderBy,   /* the ORDER BY clause */
   u32 selFlags,         /* Flag parameters, such as SF_Distinct */
   Expr *pLimit          /* LIMIT value.  NULL means not used */
 ){
-  Select *pNew;
+  Select *pNew, *pAllocated;
   Select standin;
-  pNew = sqlite3DbMallocRawNN(pParse->db, sizeof(*pNew) );
+  pAllocated = pNew = sqlite3DbMallocRawNN(pParse->db, sizeof(*pNew) );
   if( pNew==0 ){
     assert( pParse->db->mallocFailed );
     pNew = &standin;
   }
   if( pEList==0 ){
@@ -172,16 +172,15 @@
   pNew->pWin = 0;
   pNew->pWinDefn = 0;
 #endif
   if( pParse->db->mallocFailed ) {
     clearSelect(pParse->db, pNew, pNew!=&standin);
-    pNew = 0;
+    pAllocated = 0;
   }else{
     assert( pNew->pSrc!=0 || pParse->nErr>0 );
   }
-  assert( pNew!=&standin );
-  return pNew;
+  return pAllocated;
 }
 
 
 /*
 ** Delete the given Select structure and all of its substructures.