diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index d1a8b8460a6..0d4fdf79abf 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ CWaitableCriticalSection csBestBlock;
 CConditionVariable cvBlockChange;
 int nScriptCheckThreads = 0;
 std::atomic_bool fImporting(false);
-bool fReindex = false;
+std::atomic_bool fReindex(false);
 bool fTxIndex = false;
 bool fHavePruned = false;
 bool fPruneMode = false;
@@ -3523,7 +3523,7 @@ bool static LoadBlockIndexDB(const CChainParams& chainparams)
     // Check whether we need to continue reindexing
     bool fReindexing = false;
     pblocktree->ReadReindexing(fReindexing);
-    fReindex |= fReindexing;
+    if(fReindexing) fReindex = true;
 
     // Check whether we have a transaction index
     pblocktree->ReadFlag("txindex", fTxIndex);
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index d0f6cdc135e..10511fce31e 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ extern const std::string strMessageMagic;
 extern CWaitableCriticalSection csBestBlock;
 extern CConditionVariable cvBlockChange;
 extern std::atomic_bool fImporting;
-extern bool fReindex;
+extern std::atomic_bool fReindex;
 extern int nScriptCheckThreads;
 extern bool fTxIndex;
 extern bool fIsBareMultisigStd;