diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 1213d8be9f..df690f2548 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -4537,9 +4537,8 @@ bool ChainstateManager::AcceptBlock(const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock,
 
     if (!CheckBlock(block, state, params.GetConsensus()) ||
         !ContextualCheckBlock(block, state, *this, pindex->pprev)) {
-        if (state.IsInvalid() && state.GetResult() != BlockValidationResult::BLOCK_MUTATED) {
-            pindex->nStatus |= BLOCK_FAILED_VALID;
-            m_blockman.m_dirty_blockindex.insert(pindex);
+        if (Assume(state.IsInvalid())) {
+            ActiveChainstate().InvalidBlockFound(pindex, state);
         }
         LogError("%s: %s\n", __func__, state.ToString());
         return false;