diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
index 106a59d56..81fdde401 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ DBErrors CWalletDB::LoadWallet(CWallet* pwallet)
     bool fNoncriticalErrors = false;
     DBErrors result = DB_LOAD_OK;
 
+    LOCK(pwallet->cs_wallet);
     try {
-        LOCK(pwallet->cs_wallet);
         int nMinVersion = 0;
         if (Read((string)"minversion", nMinVersion))
         {