diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@
 
     // flood relay
     std::vector<CAddress> vAddrToSend;
-    const std::unique_ptr<CRollingBloomFilter> m_addr_known;
+    std::unique_ptr<CRollingBloomFilter> m_addr_known = nullptr;
     bool fGetAddr{false};
     std::chrono::microseconds m_next_addr_send GUARDED_BY(cs_sendProcessing){0};
     std::chrono::microseconds
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -2996,9 +2996,6 @@
       // 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_known{conn_type_in == ConnectionType::BLOCK_RELAY
-                       ? nullptr
-                       : std::make_unique<CRollingBloomFilter>(5000, 0.001)},
       id(idIn), nLocalHostNonce(nLocalHostNonceIn),
       nLocalServices(nLocalServicesIn), nMyStartingHeight(nMyStartingHeightIn) {
     hSocket = hSocketIn;
@@ -3006,6 +3003,7 @@
     hashContinue = BlockHash();
     if (conn_type_in != ConnectionType::BLOCK_RELAY) {
         m_tx_relay = std::make_unique<TxRelay>();
+        m_addr_known = std::make_unique<CRollingBloomFilter>(5000, 0.001);
     }
 
     for (const std::string &msg : getAllNetMessageTypes()) {