diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index f0db843b..cfbcca11 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -20168,7 +20168,7 @@ int mdbx_dbi_close(MDBX_env *env, MDBX_dbi dbi) {
 
 int mdbx_dbi_flags_ex(MDBX_txn *txn, MDBX_dbi dbi, unsigned *flags,
                       unsigned *state) {
-  int rc = check_txn(txn, MDBX_TXN_BLOCKED);
+  int rc = check_txn(txn, MDBX_TXN_BLOCKED & ~MDBX_TXN_ERROR);
   if (unlikely(rc != MDBX_SUCCESS))
     return rc;