diff --git a/backup.go b/backup.go
index 5ab3a54..7f1eec9 100644
--- a/backup.go
+++ b/backup.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (b *SQLiteBackup) Step(p int) (bool, error) {
 	if ret == C.SQLITE_DONE {
 		return true, nil
 	} else if ret != 0 && ret != C.SQLITE_LOCKED && ret != C.SQLITE_BUSY {
-		return false, Error{Code: ErrNo(ret)}
+		return false, &Error{Code: ErrNo(ret)}
 	}
 	return false, nil
 }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (b *SQLiteBackup) Close() error {
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(b, nil)
 
 	if ret != 0 {
-		return Error{Code: ErrNo(ret)}
+		return &Error{Code: ErrNo(ret)}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index 7d29b4b..be530e5 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var (
 
 // Error return error message from errno.
 func (err ErrNo) Error() string {
-	return Error{Code: err}.Error()
+	return (&Error{Code: err}).Error()
 }
 
 // Extend return extended errno.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (err ErrNo) Extend(by int) ErrNoExtended {
 
 // Error return error message that is extended code.
 func (err ErrNoExtended) Error() string {
-	return Error{Code: ErrNo(C.int(err) & ErrNoMask), ExtendedCode: err}.Error()
+	return (&Error{Code: ErrNo(C.int(err) & ErrNoMask), ExtendedCode: err}).Error()
 }
 
 // Error return error message.
diff --git a/sqlite3.go b/sqlite3.go
index 6230b29..0ae415f 100644
--- a/sqlite3.go
+++ b/sqlite3.go
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func (c *SQLiteConn) lastError() *Error {
 	if rv == C.SQLITE_OK {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return Error{
+	return &Error{
 		Code:         ErrNo(rv),
 		ExtendedCode: ErrNoExtended(C.sqlite3_extended_errcode(c.db)),
 		err:          C.GoString(C.sqlite3_errmsg(c.db)),
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ func (d *SQLiteDriver) Open(dsn string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 			C.SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE,
 		nil)
 	if rv != 0 {
-		return nil, Error{Code: ErrNo(rv)}
+		return nil, &Error{Code: ErrNo(rv)}
 	}
 	if db == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("sqlite succeeded without returning a database")
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ func (d *SQLiteDriver) Open(dsn string) (driver.Conn, error) {
 
 	rv = C.sqlite3_busy_timeout(db, C.int(busyTimeout))
 	if rv != C.SQLITE_OK {
-		return nil, Error{Code: ErrNo(rv)}
+		return nil, &Error{Code: ErrNo(rv)}
 	}
 
 	conn := &SQLiteConn{db: db, loc: loc, txlock: txlock}