diff --git a/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_types.hpp b/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_types.hpp
index 2e3f6be78..c2dc5238d 100644
--- a/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_types.hpp
+++ b/plugins/input/sqlite/sqlite_types.hpp
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ public:
 
     const char* column_text (int col, int& len)
     {
+        const char* text = (const char*) sqlite3_column_text (stmt_, col);
         len = sqlite3_column_bytes (stmt_, col);
-        return (const char*) sqlite3_column_text (stmt_, col);
+        return text;
     }
 
     const char* column_text (int col)
@@ -109,8 +110,9 @@ public:
 
     const void* column_blob (int col, int& bytes)
     {
+        const char* blob = (const char*) sqlite3_column_blob (stmt_, col);
         bytes = sqlite3_column_bytes (stmt_, col);
-        return sqlite3_column_blob (stmt_, col);
+        return blob;
     }
 
     sqlite3_stmt* get_statement()