diff --git a/src/page.h b/src/page.h
index 89b7c0f..614c2d7 100644
--- a/src/page.h
+++ b/src/page.h
@@ -7134,10 +7134,14 @@ get_randomx_code(uint64_t blk_height,
                  block const& blk,
                  crypto::hash const& blk_hash)
 {
+    static std::mutex mtx;
+
     vector<std::pair<string, string>> rx_code;
 
     blobdata bd = get_block_hashing_blob(blk);
 
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk {mtx};
+
     if (!rx_vm)
     {
         // this will create rx_vm instance if one