diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index de78fdb7b4..f934fd751d 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 8: start indexers
     if (args.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX)) {
-        if (const auto error{CheckLegacyTxindex(*Assert(chainman.m_blockman.m_block_tree_db))}) {
+        if (const auto error{WITH_LOCK(cs_main, return CheckLegacyTxindex(*Assert(chainman.m_blockman.m_block_tree_db)))}) {
             return InitError(*error);
         }