1 files changed, 11 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/src/resolve.c b/src/resolve.c
index d5cec3550..93e10b6e4 100644
--- a/src/resolve.c
+++ b/src/resolve.c
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ static int resolveOrderByTermToExprList(
   nc.nNcErr = 0;
   db = pParse->db;
   savedSuppErr = db->suppressErr;
-  if( IN_RENAME_OBJECT==0 ) db->suppressErr = 1;
+  db->suppressErr = 1;
   rc = sqlite3ResolveExprNames(&nc, pE);
   db->suppressErr = savedSuppErr;
   if( rc ) return 0;
@@ -1361,29 +1361,24 @@ static int resolveCompoundOrderBy(
           ** Once the comparisons are finished, the duplicate expression
           ** is deleted.
           **
-          ** Or, if this is running as part of an ALTER TABLE operation,
-          ** resolve the symbols in the actual expression, not a duplicate.
-          ** And, if one of the comparisons is successful, leave the expression
-          ** as is instead of transforming it to an integer as in the usual
-          ** case. This allows the code in alter.c to modify column
-          ** refererences within the ORDER BY expression as required.  */
-          if( IN_RENAME_OBJECT ){
-            pDup = pE;
-          }else{
-            pDup = sqlite3ExprDup(db, pE, 0);
-          }
+          ** If this is running as part of an ALTER TABLE operation and
+          ** the symbols resolve successfully, also resolve the symbols in the
+          ** actual expression. This allows the code in alter.c to modify
+          ** column references within the ORDER BY expression as required.  */
+          pDup = sqlite3ExprDup(db, pE, 0);
           if( !db->mallocFailed ){
             assert(pDup);
             iCol = resolveOrderByTermToExprList(pParse, pSelect, pDup);
+            if( IN_RENAME_OBJECT && iCol>0 ){
+              resolveOrderByTermToExprList(pParse, pSelect, pE);
+            }
           }
-          if( !IN_RENAME_OBJECT ){
-            sqlite3ExprDelete(db, pDup);
-          }
+          sqlite3ExprDelete(db, pDup);
         }
       }
       if( iCol>0 ){
         /* Convert the ORDER BY term into an integer column number iCol,
-        ** taking care to preserve the COLLATE clause if it exists */
+        ** taking care to preserve the COLLATE clause if it exists. */
         if( !IN_RENAME_OBJECT ){
           Expr *pNew = sqlite3Expr(db, TK_INTEGER, 0);
           if( pNew==0 ) return 1;