diff --git a/vlib/v/live/common.c.v b/vlib/v/live/common.c.v
index 186ef0be4e3c81..8275ead93868ff 100644
--- a/vlib/v/live/common.c.v
+++ b/vlib/v/live/common.c.v
@@ -48,19 +48,15 @@ pub mut:
 // live.info - give user access to program's LiveReloadInfo struct,
 // so that the user can set callbacks, read meta information, etc.
 pub fn info() &LiveReloadInfo {
-	if C.g_live_info != 0 {
-		return unsafe { &LiveReloadInfo(C.g_live_info) }
+	if C.g_live_info == 0 {
+		// When the current program is not compiled with -live, simply
+		// return a new empty struct LiveReloadInfo in order to prevent
+		// crashes. In this case, the background reloader thread is not
+		// started, and the structure LiveReloadInfo will not get updated.
+		// All its fields will be 0, but still safe to access.
+		unsafe {
+			C.g_live_info = int(&LiveReloadInfo{})
+		}
 	}
-	// When the current program is not compiled with -live, simply
-	// return a new empty struct LiveReloadInfo in order to prevent
-	// crashes. In this case, the background reloader thread is not
-	// started, and the structure LiveReloadInfo will not get updated.
-	// All its fields will be 0, but still safe to access.
-	mut x := &LiveReloadInfo{}
-	unsafe {
-		mut p := &u64(&C.g_live_info)
-		*p = u64(x)
-		_ = p
-	}
-	return x
+	return unsafe { &LiveReloadInfo(C.g_live_info) }
 }