1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/script/descriptor.cpp b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
index dff6429259..c13338c01a 100644
--- a/src/script/descriptor.cpp
+++ b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
@@ -1717,6 +1717,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<DescriptorImpl> InferScript(const CScript& script, ParseScriptCo
         }
     }
 
+    // The following descriptors are all top-level only descriptors.
+    // So if we are not at the top level, return early.
+    if (ctx != ParseScriptContext::TOP) return nullptr;
+
     CTxDestination dest;
     if (ExtractDestination(script, dest)) {
         if (GetScriptForDestination(dest) == script) {