diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index 46c306fc371..4356fc2b2a6 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 namespace node {
-std::atomic_bool fImporting(false);
 std::atomic_bool fReindex(false);
 
 bool CBlockIndexWorkComparator::operator()(const CBlockIndex* pa, const CBlockIndex* pb) const
@@ -867,7 +866,7 @@ void ThreadImport(ChainstateManager& chainman, std::vector<fs::path> vImportFile
     ScheduleBatchPriority();
 
     {
-        ImportingNow imp{fImporting};
+        ImportingNow imp{chainman.m_blockman.m_importing};
 
         // -reindex
         if (fReindex) {
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.h b/src/node/blockstorage.h
index 78ca727c995..de9b1c0bb57 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.h
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCKFILE_SIZE = 0x8000000; // 128 MiB
 /** Size of header written by WriteBlockToDisk before a serialized CBlock */
 static constexpr size_t BLOCK_SERIALIZATION_HEADER_SIZE = CMessageHeader::MESSAGE_START_SIZE + sizeof(unsigned int);
 
-extern std::atomic_bool fImporting;
 extern std::atomic_bool fReindex;
 
 // Because validation code takes pointers to the map's CBlockIndex objects, if
@@ -148,6 +147,8 @@ public:
         : m_prune_mode{opts.prune_target > 0},
           m_opts{std::move(opts)} {};
 
+    std::atomic<bool> m_importing{false};
+
     BlockMap m_block_index GUARDED_BY(cs_main);
 
     std::vector<CBlockIndex*> GetAllBlockIndices() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
@@ -195,10 +196,7 @@ public:
     /** Attempt to stay below this number of bytes of block files. */
     [[nodiscard]] uint64_t GetPruneTarget() const { return m_opts.prune_target; }
 
-    [[nodiscard]] bool LoadingBlocks() const
-    {
-        return fImporting || fReindex;
-    }
+    [[nodiscard]] bool LoadingBlocks() const { return m_importing || fReindex; }
 
     /** Calculate the amount of disk space the block & undo files currently use */
     uint64_t CalculateCurrentUsage();
diff --git a/src/node/interfaces.cpp b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
index 54aa21e9844..b397661df40 100644
--- a/src/node/interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public:
     bool isInitialBlockDownload() override {
         return chainman().ActiveChainstate().IsInitialBlockDownload();
     }
-    bool isLoadingBlocks() override { return node::fReindex || node::fImporting; }
+    bool isLoadingBlocks() override { return chainman().m_blockman.LoadingBlocks(); }
     void setNetworkActive(bool active) override
     {
         if (m_context->connman) {