diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index b917263d..616adcb6 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ func handleGetBlockChainInfo(s *rpcServer, cmd interface{}, closeChan <-chan str
 		BestBlockHash: chainSnapshot.Hash.String(),
 		Difficulty:    getDifficultyRatio(chainSnapshot.Bits, params),
 		MedianTime:    chainSnapshot.MedianTime.Unix(),
-		Pruned:        false,
+		Pruned:        cfg.Prune != 0,
 		SoftForks: &btcjson.SoftForks{
 			Bip9SoftForks: make(map[string]*btcjson.Bip9SoftForkDescription),
 		},