diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 165a28c04e2..6fab80f9766 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1331,16 +1331,17 @@ bool CConnman::InactivityCheck(const CNode& node) const
     return false;
 }
 
-bool CConnman::GenerateSelectSet(std::set<SOCKET> &recv_set, std::set<SOCKET> &send_set, std::set<SOCKET> &error_set)
+bool CConnman::GenerateSelectSet(const std::vector<CNode*>& nodes,
+                                 std::set<SOCKET>& recv_set,
+                                 std::set<SOCKET>& send_set,
+                                 std::set<SOCKET>& error_set)
 {
     for (const ListenSocket& hListenSocket : vhListenSocket) {
         recv_set.insert(hListenSocket.socket);
     }
 
     {
-        LOCK(cs_vNodes);
-        for (CNode* pnode : vNodes)
-        {
+        for (CNode* pnode : nodes) {
             // Implement the following logic:
             // * If there is data to send, select() for sending data. As this only
             //   happens when optimistic write failed, we choose to first drain the
@@ -1378,10 +1379,13 @@ bool CConnman::GenerateSelectSet(std::set<SOCKET> &recv_set, std::set<SOCKET> &s
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_POLL
-void CConnman::SocketEvents(std::set<SOCKET> &recv_set, std::set<SOCKET> &send_set, std::set<SOCKET> &error_set)
+void CConnman::SocketEvents(const std::vector<CNode*>& nodes,
+                            std::set<SOCKET>& recv_set,
+                            std::set<SOCKET>& send_set,
+                            std::set<SOCKET>& error_set)
 {
     std::set<SOCKET> recv_select_set, send_select_set, error_select_set;
-    if (!GenerateSelectSet(recv_select_set, send_select_set, error_select_set)) {
+    if (!GenerateSelectSet(nodes, recv_select_set, send_select_set, error_select_set)) {
         interruptNet.sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(SELECT_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS));
         return;
     }
@@ -1420,10 +1424,13 @@ void CConnman::SocketEvents(std::set<SOCKET> &recv_set, std::set<SOCKET> &send_s
     }
 }
 #else
-void CConnman::SocketEvents(std::set<SOCKET> &recv_set, std::set<SOCKET> &send_set, std::set<SOCKET> &error_set)
+void CConnman::SocketEvents(const std::vector<CNode*>& nodes,
+                            std::set<SOCKET>& recv_set,
+                            std::set<SOCKET>& send_set,
+                            std::set<SOCKET>& error_set)
 {
     std::set<SOCKET> recv_select_set, send_select_set, error_select_set;
-    if (!GenerateSelectSet(recv_select_set, send_select_set, error_select_set)) {
+    if (!GenerateSelectSet(nodes, recv_select_set, send_select_set, error_select_set)) {
         interruptNet.sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(SELECT_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS));
         return;
     }
@@ -1497,8 +1504,10 @@ void CConnman::SocketEvents(std::set<SOCKET> &recv_set, std::set<SOCKET> &send_s
 
 void CConnman::SocketHandler()
 {
+    const NodesSnapshot snap{*this, /*shuffle=*/false};
+
     std::set<SOCKET> recv_set, send_set, error_set;
-    SocketEvents(recv_set, send_set, error_set);
+    SocketEvents(snap.Nodes(), recv_set, send_set, error_set);
 
     if (interruptNet) return;
 
@@ -1513,8 +1522,6 @@ void CConnman::SocketHandler()
         }
     }
 
-    const NodesSnapshot snap{*this, /*shuffle=*/false};
-
     //
     // Service each socket
     //
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 7b97b98ae51..f03883ca544 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -983,8 +983,33 @@ private:
     void NotifyNumConnectionsChanged();
     /** Return true if the peer is inactive and should be disconnected. */
     bool InactivityCheck(const CNode& node) const;
-    bool GenerateSelectSet(std::set<SOCKET> &recv_set, std::set<SOCKET> &send_set, std::set<SOCKET> &error_set);
-    void SocketEvents(std::set<SOCKET> &recv_set, std::set<SOCKET> &send_set, std::set<SOCKET> &error_set);
+
+    /**
+     * Generate a collection of sockets to check for IO readiness.
+     * @param[in] nodes Select from these nodes' sockets.
+     * @param[out] recv_set Sockets to check for read readiness.
+     * @param[out] send_set Sockets to check for write readiness.
+     * @param[out] error_set Sockets to check for errors.
+     * @return true if at least one socket is to be checked (the returned set is not empty)
+     */
+    bool GenerateSelectSet(const std::vector<CNode*>& nodes,
+                           std::set<SOCKET>& recv_set,
+                           std::set<SOCKET>& send_set,
+                           std::set<SOCKET>& error_set);
+
+    /**
+     * Check which sockets are ready for IO.
+     * @param[in] nodes Select from these nodes' sockets.
+     * @param[out] recv_set Sockets which are ready for read.
+     * @param[out] send_set Sockets which are ready for write.
+     * @param[out] error_set Sockets which have errors.
+     * This calls `GenerateSelectSet()` to gather a list of sockets to check.
+     */
+    void SocketEvents(const std::vector<CNode*>& nodes,
+                      std::set<SOCKET>& recv_set,
+                      std::set<SOCKET>& send_set,
+                      std::set<SOCKET>& error_set);
+
     void SocketHandler();
     void ThreadSocketHandler();
     void ThreadDNSAddressSeed();