diff --git a/core/vdbe/mod.rs b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
index 8e3c4427d..7a45238cb 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/mod.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/mod.rs
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ impl Program {
         pager: Rc<Pager>,
     ) -> Result<StepResult> {
         loop {
-            if *self.connection.closed.borrow() {
+            if self.connection.closed.get() {
                 // Connection is closed for whatever reason, rollback the transaction.
                 let state = self.connection.transaction_state.get();
                 if let TransactionState::Write { schema_did_change } = state {