diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 15c4514f1..233c0fbc8 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1103,8 +1103,13 @@ void CConnman::ThreadSocketHandler()
                 }
             }
         }
-        if(vNodes.size() != nPrevNodeCount) {
-            nPrevNodeCount = vNodes.size();
+        size_t vNodesSize;
+        {
+            LOCK(cs_vNodes);
+            vNodesSize = vNodes.size();
+        }
+        if(vNodesSize != nPrevNodeCount) {
+            nPrevNodeCount = vNodesSize;
             if(clientInterface)
                 clientInterface->NotifyNumConnectionsChanged(nPrevNodeCount);
         }