3 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/script/interpreter.h b/src/script/interpreter.h
index f91578d684..ba910cc945 100644
--- a/src/script/interpreter.h
+++ b/src/script/interpreter.h
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@ using MutableTransactionSignatureChecker = GenericTransactionSignatureChecker<CM
 class DeferringSignatureChecker : public BaseSignatureChecker
 {
 protected:
-    BaseSignatureChecker& m_checker;
+    const BaseSignatureChecker& m_checker;
 
 public:
-    DeferringSignatureChecker(BaseSignatureChecker& checker) : m_checker(checker) {}
+    DeferringSignatureChecker(const BaseSignatureChecker& checker) : m_checker(checker) {}
 
     bool CheckECDSASignature(const std::vector<unsigned char>& scriptSig, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchPubKey, const CScript& scriptCode, SigVersion sigversion) const override
     {
diff --git a/src/script/sign.cpp b/src/script/sign.cpp
index 4014ebadbc..5da0d076d8 100644
--- a/src/script/sign.cpp
+++ b/src/script/sign.cpp
@@ -596,8 +596,11 @@ public:
     bool CheckECDSASignature(const std::vector<unsigned char>& scriptSig, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchPubKey, const CScript& scriptCode, SigVersion sigversion) const override { return true; }
     bool CheckSchnorrSignature(Span<const unsigned char> sig, Span<const unsigned char> pubkey, SigVersion sigversion, ScriptExecutionData& execdata, ScriptError* serror) const override { return true; }
 };
-const DummySignatureChecker DUMMY_CHECKER;
+}
+
+const BaseSignatureChecker& DUMMY_CHECKER = DummySignatureChecker();
 
+namespace {
 class DummySignatureCreator final : public BaseSignatureCreator {
 private:
     char m_r_len = 32;
diff --git a/src/script/sign.h b/src/script/sign.h
index 958d673b9f..813dfe04e3 100644
--- a/src/script/sign.h
+++ b/src/script/sign.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public:
     bool CreateSchnorrSig(const SigningProvider& provider, std::vector<unsigned char>& sig, const XOnlyPubKey& pubkey, const uint256* leaf_hash, const uint256* merkle_root, SigVersion sigversion) const override;
 };
 
+/** A signature checker that accepts all signatures */
+extern const BaseSignatureChecker& DUMMY_CHECKER;
 /** A signature creator that just produces 71-byte empty signatures. */
 extern const BaseSignatureCreator& DUMMY_SIGNATURE_CREATOR;
 /** A signature creator that just produces 72-byte empty signatures. */