diff --git a/core/vdbe/execute.rs b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
index ccb7f4b3e..80b04fb97 100644
--- a/core/vdbe/execute.rs
+++ b/core/vdbe/execute.rs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ pub fn op_checkpoint(
         Ok(result) => Ok(result),
         Err(err) => {
             state.op_checkpoint_state = OpCheckpointState::StartCheckpoint;
-            return Err(err);
+            Err(err)
         }
     }
 }