diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 7b98253ead..449ee906bf 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -749,18 +749,18 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
                 if (!mapBlockIndex.empty() && pindexGenesisBlock == NULL)
                     return InitError(_("Incorrect or no genesis block found. Wrong datadir for network?"));
 
-                // Check for changed -txindex state (only necessary if we are not reindexing anyway)
-                if (!fReindex && fTxIndex != GetBoolArg("-txindex", false)) {
-                    strLoadError = _("You need to rebuild the database using -reindex to change -txindex");
-                    break;
-                }
-
                 // Initialize the block index (no-op if non-empty database was already loaded)
                 if (!InitBlockIndex()) {
                     strLoadError = _("Error initializing block database");
                     break;
                 }
 
+                // Check for changed -txindex state
+                if (fTxIndex != GetBoolArg("-txindex", false)) {
+                    strLoadError = _("You need to rebuild the database using -reindex to change -txindex");
+                    break;
+                }
+
                 uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Verifying blocks..."));
                 if (!VerifyDB(GetArg("-checklevel", 3),
                               GetArg( "-checkblocks", 288))) {