diff --git a/src/primitives/block.h b/src/primitives/block.h
index 55f843bbd..053b1c80e 100644
--- a/src/primitives/block.h
+++ b/src/primitives/block.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include "uint256.h"
 #include "arith_uint256.h"
 
+extern int32_t ASSETCHAINS_LWMAPOS;
+
 /** Nodes collect new transactions into a block, hash them into a hash tree,
  * and scan through nonce values to make the block's hash satisfy proof-of-work
  * requirements.  When they solve the proof-of-work, they broadcast the block
@@ -109,7 +111,9 @@ public:
 
     bool IsVerusPOSBlock() const
     {
-        return nNonce.IsPOSNonce();
+        if ( ASSETCHAINS_LWMAPOS != 0 )
+            return nNonce.IsPOSNonce();
+        else return(0);
     }
 
     void SetVerusPOSTarget(uint32_t nBits)