diff --git a/src/crypto.c b/src/crypto.c
index c0f56f01..88847333 100644
--- a/src/crypto.c
+++ b/src/crypto.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ int sqlite3_rekey(sqlite3 *db, const void *pKey, int nKey) {
       **    note: don't deallocate rekey since it may be used in a subsequent iteration 
       */
       rc = sqlite3BtreeBeginTrans(pDb->pBt, 1); /* begin write transaction */
-      rc = sqlite3PagerPagecount(pPager, &page_count);
+      sqlite3PagerPagecount(pPager, &page_count);
       for(pgno = 1; rc == SQLITE_OK && pgno <= page_count; pgno++) { /* pgno's start at 1 see pager.c:pagerAcquire */
         if(!sqlite3pager_is_mj_pgno(pPager, pgno)) { /* skip this page (see pager.c:pagerAcquire for reasoning) */
           rc = sqlite3PagerGet(pPager, pgno, &page);