diff --git a/doc/developer-notes.md b/doc/developer-notes.md
index 8f06ee4ec..ecc993674 100644
--- a/doc/developer-notes.md
+++ b/doc/developer-notes.md
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ inconsistencies reported in the debug.log file.
 
 Re-architecting the core code so there are better-defined interfaces
 between the various components is a goal, with any necessary locking
-done by the components (e.g. see the self-contained CKeyStore class
+done by the components (e.g. see the self-contained CBasicKeyStore class
 and its cs_KeyStore lock for example).
 
 Threads
diff --git a/src/keystore.h b/src/keystore.h
index 2cca42c45..38d02fb36 100644
--- a/src/keystore.h
+++ b/src/keystore.h
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 /** A virtual base class for key stores */
 class CKeyStore
 {
-protected:
-    mutable CCriticalSection cs_KeyStore;
-
 public:
     virtual ~CKeyStore() {}
 
@@ -54,6 +51,8 @@ typedef std::set<CScript> WatchOnlySet;
 class CBasicKeyStore : public CKeyStore
 {
 protected:
+    mutable CCriticalSection cs_KeyStore;
+
     KeyMap mapKeys;
     WatchKeyMap mapWatchKeys;
     ScriptMap mapScripts;