diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 067015c00..da585a060 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -4025,7 +4025,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<CWallet> CWallet::CreateWalletFromFile(const std::string& name,
         if (nMaxVersion == 0) // the -upgradewallet without argument case
         {
             LogPrintf("Performing wallet upgrade to %i\n", FEATURE_LATEST);
-            nMaxVersion = CLIENT_VERSION;
+            nMaxVersion = FEATURE_LATEST;
             walletInstance->SetMinVersion(FEATURE_LATEST); // permanently upgrade the wallet immediately
         }
         else
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
index 4b4460a79..9c25ee7d7 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ DBErrors WalletBatch::LoadWallet(CWallet* pwallet)
         int nMinVersion = 0;
         if (m_batch.Read((std::string)"minversion", nMinVersion))
         {
-            if (nMinVersion > CLIENT_VERSION)
+            if (nMinVersion > FEATURE_LATEST)
                 return DBErrors::TOO_NEW;
             pwallet->LoadMinVersion(nMinVersion);
         }
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ DBErrors WalletBatch::FindWalletTx(std::vector<uint256>& vTxHash, std::vector<CW
         int nMinVersion = 0;
         if (m_batch.Read((std::string)"minversion", nMinVersion))
         {
-            if (nMinVersion > CLIENT_VERSION)
+            if (nMinVersion > FEATURE_LATEST)
                 return DBErrors::TOO_NEW;
         }