diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b86b59dfb..df8207e4c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2746,9 +2746,9 @@ static int64_t nTimeTotal = 0;
  *   - the block under inspection is an ancestor of the latest checkpoint.
  */
 static bool ShouldCheckTransactions(const CChainParams& chainparams, const CBlockIndex* pindex) {
-    return !(IsInitialBlockDownload(chainparams)
-             && fIBDSkipTxVerification
+    return !(fIBDSkipTxVerification
              && fCheckpointsEnabled
+             && IsInitialBlockDownload(chainparams)
              && Checkpoints::IsAncestorOfLastCheckpoint(chainparams.Checkpoints(), pindex));
 }