diff --git a/src/rpc/mining.cpp b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
index 8753f845a5f..0df43d1b419 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ static RPCHelpMan getnetworkhashps()
     };
 }
 
-static bool GenerateBlock(ChainstateManager& chainman, CBlock& block, uint64_t& max_tries, uint256& block_hash)
+static bool GenerateBlock(ChainstateManager& chainman, CBlock& block, uint64_t& max_tries, std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& block_out)
 {
-    block_hash.SetNull();
+    block_out.reset();
     block.hashMerkleRoot = BlockMerkleRoot(block);
 
     while (max_tries > 0 && block.nNonce < std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max() && !CheckProofOfWork(block.GetHash(), block.nBits, chainman.GetConsensus()) && !ShutdownRequested()) {
@@ -131,12 +131,11 @@ static bool GenerateBlock(ChainstateManager& chainman, CBlock& block, uint64_t&
         return true;
     }
 
-    std::shared_ptr<const CBlock> shared_pblock = std::make_shared<const CBlock>(block);
-    if (!chainman.ProcessNewBlock(shared_pblock, /*force_processing=*/true, /*min_pow_checked=*/true, nullptr)) {
+    block_out = std::make_shared<const CBlock>(block);
+    if (!chainman.ProcessNewBlock(block_out, /*force_processing=*/true, /*min_pow_checked=*/true, nullptr)) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "ProcessNewBlock, block not accepted");
     }
 
-    block_hash = block.GetHash();
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -147,16 +146,15 @@ static UniValue generateBlocks(ChainstateManager& chainman, const CTxMemPool& me
         std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(BlockAssembler{chainman.ActiveChainstate(), &mempool}.CreateNewBlock(coinbase_script));
         if (!pblocktemplate.get())
             throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Couldn't create new block");
-        CBlock *pblock = &pblocktemplate->block;
 
-        uint256 block_hash;
-        if (!GenerateBlock(chainman, *pblock, nMaxTries, block_hash)) {
+        std::shared_ptr<const CBlock> block_out;
+        if (!GenerateBlock(chainman, pblocktemplate->block, nMaxTries, block_out)) {
             break;
         }
 
-        if (!block_hash.IsNull()) {
+        if (block_out) {
             --nGenerate;
-            blockHashes.push_back(block_hash.GetHex());
+            blockHashes.push_back(block_out->GetHash().GetHex());
         }
     }
     return blockHashes;
@@ -376,15 +374,15 @@ static RPCHelpMan generateblock()
         }
     }
 
-    uint256 block_hash;
+    std::shared_ptr<const CBlock> block_out;
     uint64_t max_tries{DEFAULT_MAX_TRIES};
 
-    if (!GenerateBlock(chainman, block, max_tries, block_hash) || block_hash.IsNull()) {
+    if (!GenerateBlock(chainman, block, max_tries, block_out) || !block_out) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_MISC_ERROR, "Failed to make block.");
     }
 
     UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-    obj.pushKV("hash", block_hash.GetHex());
+    obj.pushKV("hash", block_out->GetHash().GetHex());
     return obj;
 },
     };