diff --git a/src/test/txvalidationcache_tests.cpp b/src/test/txvalidationcache_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/txvalidationcache_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/txvalidationcache_tests.cpp
@@ -522,6 +522,8 @@
                                      flags, true, true, txdata, nSigChecksDummy,
                                      nullptr, &sigchecklimiter6));
             BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state6.GetRejectReason(), "too-many-sigchecks");
+            BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state6.GetDoS(), 100);
+            BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state6.GetRejectCode(), REJECT_INVALID);
             BOOST_CHECK(!sigchecklimiter6.check());
             // even in parallel validation, immediate fail from the cache.
             std::vector<CScriptCheck> scriptchecks7;
@@ -531,6 +533,8 @@
                                      flags, true, true, txdata, nSigChecksDummy,
                                      &scriptchecks7, &sigchecklimiter7));
             BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state7.GetRejectReason(), "too-many-sigchecks");
+            BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state7.GetDoS(), 100);
+            BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state7.GetRejectCode(), REJECT_INVALID);
             BOOST_CHECK(!sigchecklimiter7.check());
             BOOST_CHECK(scriptchecks7.empty());
         }
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1038,8 +1038,7 @@
         if (!txLimitSigChecks.consume_and_check(nSigChecksOut) ||
             (pBlockLimitSigChecks &&
              !pBlockLimitSigChecks->consume_and_check(nSigChecksOut))) {
-            return state.Invalid(false, REJECT_NONSTANDARD,
-                                 strprintf("too-many-sigchecks"));
+            return state.DoS(100, false, REJECT_INVALID, "too-many-sigchecks");
         }
         return true;
     }