diff --git a/core/translate/emitter.rs b/core/translate/emitter.rs
index 3713516a4..cc252112b 100644
--- a/core/translate/emitter.rs
+++ b/core/translate/emitter.rs
@@ -977,12 +977,11 @@ fn try_index_cover(
             let (pos, _) = table.get_column(&index_column.name).unwrap();
             index_column_map.insert(pos, i);
         }
-        if table.has_rowid {
-            let pos = table
-                .columns
-                .iter()
-                .position(|column| column.is_rowid_alias)
-                .unwrap();
+        if let Some(pos) = table
+            .columns
+            .iter()
+            .position(|column| column.is_rowid_alias)
+        {
             index_column_map.insert(pos, index_column_map.len());
         }
 
diff --git a/testing/where.test b/testing/where.test
index 8e4081409..1722d8d35 100755
--- a/testing/where.test
+++ b/testing/where.test
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ do_execsql_test where-age-index-seek-regression-test-2 {
 } {10000}
 
 do_execsql_test where-age-index-cover-seek {
-    select id, age from users where age > 90;
+    select id, age from users where age > 90 limit 1;
 } {120|90}
 
 do_execsql_test where-simple-between {