diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index e18128dc1c5..fd1cb3e64a2 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -2748,7 +2748,6 @@ CNode::CNode(NodeId idIn, ServiceFlags nLocalServicesIn, int nMyStartingHeightIn
     // Don't relay addr messages to peers that we connect to as block-relay-only
     // peers (to prevent adversaries from inferring these links from addr
     // traffic).
-    m_addr_known{conn_type_in == ConnectionType::BLOCK_RELAY ? nullptr : MakeUnique<CRollingBloomFilter>(5000, 0.001)},
     id(idIn),
     nLocalHostNonce(nLocalHostNonceIn),
     nLocalServices(nLocalServicesIn),
@@ -2759,6 +2758,7 @@ CNode::CNode(NodeId idIn, ServiceFlags nLocalServicesIn, int nMyStartingHeightIn
     hashContinue = uint256();
     if (conn_type_in != ConnectionType::BLOCK_RELAY) {
         m_tx_relay = MakeUnique<TxRelay>();
+        m_addr_known = MakeUnique<CRollingBloomFilter>(5000, 0.001);
     }
 
     for (const std::string &msg : getAllNetMessageTypes())
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 21ee6e72a9c..d3a423fd13a 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ public:
 
     // flood relay
     std::vector<CAddress> vAddrToSend;
-    const std::unique_ptr<CRollingBloomFilter> m_addr_known;
+    std::unique_ptr<CRollingBloomFilter> m_addr_known = nullptr;
     bool fGetAddr{false};
     std::chrono::microseconds m_next_addr_send GUARDED_BY(cs_sendProcessing){0};
     std::chrono::microseconds m_next_local_addr_send GUARDED_BY(cs_sendProcessing){0};