diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 39ee95b939..bc1028aec3 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static RPCHelpMan getblockfrompeer()
 
     // Fetching blocks before the node has syncing past their height can prevent block files from
     // being pruned, so we avoid it if the node is in prune mode.
-    if (index->nHeight > chainman.ActiveChain().Tip()->nHeight && node::fPruneMode) {
+    if (node::fPruneMode && index->nHeight > WITH_LOCK(chainman.GetMutex(), return chainman.ActiveTip()->nHeight)) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_MISC_ERROR, "In prune mode, only blocks that the node has already synced previously can be fetched from a peer");
     }