diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index ecc061a7d98..47a7d656a8f 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ bool BlockManager::LoadBlockIndex(const std::optional<uint256>& snapshot_blockha
             }
         }
         if (!(pindex->nStatus & BLOCK_FAILED_VALID) && pindex->pprev && (pindex->pprev->nStatus & BLOCK_FAILED_VALID)) {
-            pindex->nStatus |= BLOCK_FAILED_VALID;
+            // BLOCK_FAILED_CHILD is deprecated, but may still exist on disk. Replace it with BLOCK_FAILED_VALID.
+            pindex->nStatus = (pindex->nStatus & ~BLOCK_FAILED_CHILD) | BLOCK_FAILED_VALID;
             m_dirty_blockindex.insert(pindex);
         }
         if (pindex->pprev) {