diff --git a/src/rpc/mining.cpp b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
index 86b0845738..6636a8a29a 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ static UniValue getnetworkhashps(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
 
 static UniValue generateBlocks(const CScript& coinbase_script, int nGenerate, uint64_t nMaxTries)
 {
-    static const int nInnerLoopCount = 0x10000;
     int nHeightEnd = 0;
     int nHeight = 0;
 
@@ -124,14 +123,14 @@ static UniValue generateBlocks(const CScript& coinbase_script, int nGenerate, ui
             LOCK(cs_main);
             IncrementExtraNonce(pblock, ::ChainActive().Tip(), nExtraNonce);
         }
-        while (nMaxTries > 0 && pblock->nNonce < nInnerLoopCount && !CheckProofOfWork(pblock->GetHash(), pblock->nBits, Params().GetConsensus())) {
+        while (nMaxTries > 0 && pblock->nNonce < std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max() && !CheckProofOfWork(pblock->GetHash(), pblock->nBits, Params().GetConsensus()) && !ShutdownRequested()) {
             ++pblock->nNonce;
             --nMaxTries;
         }
-        if (nMaxTries == 0) {
+        if (nMaxTries == 0 || ShutdownRequested()) {
             break;
         }
-        if (pblock->nNonce == nInnerLoopCount) {
+        if (pblock->nNonce == std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()) {
             continue;
         }
         std::shared_ptr<const CBlock> shared_pblock = std::make_shared<const CBlock>(*pblock);