diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index a87f735a55..74cba8051a 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2589,7 +2589,7 @@ public:
  *
  * The block is added to connectTrace if connection succeeds.
  */
-bool CChainState::ConnectTip(BlockValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, ConnectTrace& connectTrace, DisconnectedBlockTransactions& disconnectpool, bool fStall)
+bool CChainState::ConnectTip(BlockValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, ConnectTrace& connectTrace, DisconnectedBlockTransactions& disconnectpool, bool& fStall)
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
     if (m_mempool) AssertLockHeld(m_mempool->cs);
@@ -2745,7 +2745,7 @@ void CChainState::PruneBlockIndexCandidates() {
  *
  * @returns true unless a system error occurred
  */
-bool CChainState::ActivateBestChainStep(BlockValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindexMostWork, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, bool& fInvalidFound, ConnectTrace& connectTrace, bool fStall)
+bool CChainState::ActivateBestChainStep(BlockValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindexMostWork, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, bool& fInvalidFound, ConnectTrace& connectTrace, bool& fStall)
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
     if (m_mempool) AssertLockHeld(m_mempool->cs);
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 0cd22bece3..cadc878930 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -785,8 +785,8 @@ public:
     std::string ToString() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
 
 private:
-bool ActivateBestChainStep(BlockValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindexMostWork, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, bool& fInvalidFound, ConnectTrace& connectTrace, bool fStall) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main, m_mempool->cs);
-    bool ConnectTip(BlockValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, ConnectTrace& connectTrace, DisconnectedBlockTransactions& disconnectpool, bool fStall) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main, m_mempool->cs);
+bool ActivateBestChainStep(BlockValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindexMostWork, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, bool& fInvalidFound, ConnectTrace& connectTrace, bool& fStall) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main, m_mempool->cs);
+    bool ConnectTip(BlockValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, ConnectTrace& connectTrace, DisconnectedBlockTransactions& disconnectpool, bool& fStall) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main, m_mempool->cs);
 
     void InvalidBlockFound(CBlockIndex* pindex, const BlockValidationState& state) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main);
     CBlockIndex* FindMostWorkChain() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main);