diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -840,13 +840,12 @@
 
     // flood relay
     std::vector<CAddress> vAddrToSend;
-    std::unique_ptr<CRollingBloomFilter> m_addr_known;
+    const std::unique_ptr<CRollingBloomFilter> m_addr_known;
     bool fGetAddr{false};
     int64_t nNextAddrSend GUARDED_BY(cs_sendProcessing){0};
     int64_t nNextLocalAddrSend GUARDED_BY(cs_sendProcessing){0};
 
-    const bool m_addr_relay_peer;
-    bool IsAddrRelayPeer() const { return m_addr_relay_peer; }
+    bool IsAddrRelayPeer() const { return m_addr_known != nullptr; }
 
     // List of block ids we still have to announce.
     // There is no final sorting before sending, as they are always sent
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -2902,9 +2902,11 @@
       // Don't relay addr messages to peers that we connect to as
       // block-relay-only peers (to prevent adversaries from inferring these
       // links from addr traffic).
-      m_addr_relay_peer(!block_relay_only), id(idIn),
-      nLocalHostNonce(nLocalHostNonceIn), nLocalServices(nLocalServicesIn),
-      nMyStartingHeight(nMyStartingHeightIn) {
+      m_addr_known{block_relay_only
+                       ? nullptr
+                       : std::make_unique<CRollingBloomFilter>(5000, 0.001)},
+      id(idIn), nLocalHostNonce(nLocalHostNonceIn),
+      nLocalServices(nLocalServicesIn), nMyStartingHeight(nMyStartingHeightIn) {
     hSocket = hSocketIn;
     addrName = addrNameIn == "" ? addr.ToStringIPPort() : addrNameIn;
     hashContinue = BlockHash();
@@ -2912,10 +2914,6 @@
         m_tx_relay = std::make_unique<TxRelay>();
     }
 
-    if (m_addr_relay_peer) {
-        m_addr_known = std::make_unique<CRollingBloomFilter>(5000, 0.001);
-    }
-
     for (const std::string &msg : getAllNetMessageTypes()) {
         mapRecvBytesPerMsgCmd[msg] = 0;
     }