diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cab4c9d27..77bb9c186 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+	* fix invalid access when leaving seed-mode with outstanding hash jobs
 	* fix ABI compatibility issue introduced with preformatted entry type
 	* add web_seed_name_lookup_retry to session_settings
 	* slightly improve proxy settings backwards compatibility
diff --git a/src/peer_connection.cpp b/src/peer_connection.cpp
index 5bd8fa46a..9de4b9ec7 100644
--- a/src/peer_connection.cpp
+++ b/src/peer_connection.cpp
@@ -5299,8 +5299,11 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			TORRENT_ASSERT(t->verifying_piece(j->piece));
-			if (t->seed_mode()) t->verified(j->piece);
+			if (t->seed_mode())
+			{
+				TORRENT_ASSERT(t->verifying_piece(j->piece));
+				t->verified(j->piece);
+			}
 
 #ifndef TORRENT_DISABLE_LOGGING
 			peer_log(peer_log_alert::info, "SEED_MODE_FILE_HASH"