diff --git a/src/rpc/server.cpp b/src/rpc/server.cpp
index 62cdc57cb505de..75df23fcdb24dd 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/server.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <memory> // for unique_ptr
 #include <unordered_map>
 
-static bool fRPCRunning = false;
+static std::atomic<bool> g_rpc_running{false};
 static bool fRPCInWarmup = true;
 static std::string rpcWarmupStatus("RPC server started");
 static RecursiveMutex cs_rpcWarmup;
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ bool CRPCTable::appendCommand(const std::string& name, const CRPCCommand* pcmd)
 bool StartRPC()
 {
     LogPrint(BCLog::RPC, "Starting RPC\n");
-    fRPCRunning = true;
+    g_rpc_running = true;
     g_rpcSignals.Started();
     return true;
 }
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ void InterruptRPC()
 {
     LogPrint(BCLog::RPC, "Interrupting RPC\n");
     // Interrupt e.g. running longpolls
-    fRPCRunning = false;
+    g_rpc_running = false;
 }
 
 void StopRPC()
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ void StopRPC()
 
 bool IsRPCRunning()
 {
-    return fRPCRunning;
+    return g_rpc_running;
 }
 
 void SetRPCWarmupStatus(const std::string& newStatus)