diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f02a6a12ef..4fcb4f093a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3017,6 +3017,8 @@ bool CVerifyDB::VerifyDB(CCoinsView *coinsview, int nCheckLevel, int nCheckDepth
             } else
                 nGoodTransactions += block.vtx.size();
         }
+        if (ShutdownRequested())
+            return true;
     }
     if (pindexFailure)
         return error("VerifyDB() : *** coin database inconsistencies found (last %i blocks, %i good transactions before that)\n", chainActive.Height() - pindexFailure->nHeight + 1, nGoodTransactions);