diff --git a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
index eb0bbb6ccca..a6db2619140 100644
--- a/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/test/wallet_tests.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ RPCHelpMan importmulti();
 RPCHelpMan dumpwallet();
 RPCHelpMan importwallet();
 
+extern RecursiveMutex cs_wallets;
+
 // Ensure that fee levels defined in the wallet are at least as high
 // as the default levels for node policy.
 static_assert(DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MINFEE >= DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE, "wallet minimum fee is smaller than default relay fee");
@@ -761,16 +763,18 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE(CreateWallet, TestChain100Setup)
     // deadlock during the sync and simulates a new block notification happening
     // as soon as possible.
     addtx_count = 0;
-    auto handler = HandleLoadWallet([&](std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Wallet> wallet) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(wallet->wallet()->cs_wallet) {
+    auto handler = HandleLoadWallet([&](std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Wallet> wallet) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(wallet->wallet()->cs_wallet, cs_wallets) {
             BOOST_CHECK(rescan_completed);
             m_coinbase_txns.push_back(CreateAndProcessBlock({}, GetScriptForRawPubKey(coinbaseKey.GetPubKey())).vtx[0]);
             block_tx = TestSimpleSpend(*m_coinbase_txns[2], 0, coinbaseKey, GetScriptForRawPubKey(key.GetPubKey()));
             m_coinbase_txns.push_back(CreateAndProcessBlock({block_tx}, GetScriptForRawPubKey(coinbaseKey.GetPubKey())).vtx[0]);
             mempool_tx = TestSimpleSpend(*m_coinbase_txns[3], 0, coinbaseKey, GetScriptForRawPubKey(key.GetPubKey()));
             BOOST_CHECK(m_node.chain->broadcastTransaction(MakeTransactionRef(mempool_tx), DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MAXFEE, false, error));
+            LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(cs_wallets);
             LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(wallet->wallet()->cs_wallet);
             SyncWithValidationInterfaceQueue();
             ENTER_CRITICAL_SECTION(wallet->wallet()->cs_wallet);
+            ENTER_CRITICAL_SECTION(cs_wallets);
         });
     wallet = TestLoadWallet(*m_node.chain);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addtx_count, 4);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 8350d66fa74..01bda27d57c 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const std::map<uint64_t,std::string> WALLET_FLAG_CAVEATS{
 
 static const size_t OUTPUT_GROUP_MAX_ENTRIES = 10;
 
-static RecursiveMutex cs_wallets;
+RecursiveMutex cs_wallets;
 static std::vector<std::shared_ptr<CWallet>> vpwallets GUARDED_BY(cs_wallets);
 static std::list<LoadWalletFn> g_load_wallet_fns GUARDED_BY(cs_wallets);
 
diff --git a/test/sanitizer_suppressions/tsan b/test/sanitizer_suppressions/tsan
index 48f81f3dbfd..986e096056b 100644
--- a/test/sanitizer_suppressions/tsan
+++ b/test/sanitizer_suppressions/tsan
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ deadlock:CConnman::ForNode
 deadlock:CConnman::GetNodeStats
 deadlock:CChainState::ConnectTip
 deadlock:UpdateTip
-deadlock:wallet_tests::CreateWallet
 
 # WalletBatch (unidentified deadlock)
 deadlock:WalletBatch