Index: ext/misc/vfsstat.c
==================================================================
--- ext/misc/vfsstat.c
+++ ext/misc/vfsstat.c
@@ -813,7 +813,8 @@
   pNew->base.szOsFile = sizeof(VStatFile) + pNew->pVfs->szOsFile;
   rc = sqlite3_vfs_register(&pNew->base, 1);
   if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
     rc = sqlite3_auto_extension((void(*)(void))vstatRegister);
   }
+  if( rc==SQLITE_OK ) rc = SQLITE_OK_LOAD_PERMANENTLY;
   return rc;
 }

Index: src/loadext.c
==================================================================
--- src/loadext.c
+++ src/loadext.c
@@ -444,10 +444,11 @@
   const char *zEntry;
   char *zAltEntry = 0;
   void **aHandle;
   u64 nMsg = 300 + sqlite3Strlen30(zFile);
   int ii;
+  int rc;
 
   /* Shared library endings to try if zFile cannot be loaded as written */
   static const char *azEndings[] = {
 #if SQLITE_OS_WIN
      "dll"   
@@ -546,11 +547,13 @@
     sqlite3OsDlClose(pVfs, handle);
     sqlite3_free(zAltEntry);
     return SQLITE_ERROR;
   }
   sqlite3_free(zAltEntry);
-  if( xInit(db, &zErrmsg, &sqlite3Apis) ){
+  rc = xInit(db, &zErrmsg, &sqlite3Apis);
+  if( rc ){
+    if( rc==SQLITE_OK_LOAD_PERMANENTLY ) return SQLITE_OK;
     if( pzErrMsg ){
       *pzErrMsg = sqlite3_mprintf("error during initialization: %s", zErrmsg);
     }
     sqlite3_free(zErrmsg);
     sqlite3OsDlClose(pVfs, handle);

Index: src/sqlite.h.in
==================================================================
--- src/sqlite.h.in
+++ src/sqlite.h.in
@@ -504,10 +504,11 @@
 #define SQLITE_CONSTRAINT_ROWID        (SQLITE_CONSTRAINT |(10<<8))
 #define SQLITE_NOTICE_RECOVER_WAL      (SQLITE_NOTICE | (1<<8))
 #define SQLITE_NOTICE_RECOVER_ROLLBACK (SQLITE_NOTICE | (2<<8))
 #define SQLITE_WARNING_AUTOINDEX       (SQLITE_WARNING | (1<<8))
 #define SQLITE_AUTH_USER               (SQLITE_AUTH | (1<<8))
+#define SQLITE_OK_LOAD_PERMANENTLY     (SQLITE_OK | (1<<8))
 
 /*
 ** CAPI3REF: Flags For File Open Operations
 **
 ** These bit values are intended for use in the