diff --git a/ctxc/backend.go b/ctxc/backend.go
index 4c3a701756..78c3cc0645 100644
--- a/ctxc/backend.go
+++ b/ctxc/backend.go
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ func (s *Cortex) Stop() error {
 	s.bloomIndexer.Close()
 	close(s.closeBloomHandler)
 	s.txPool.Stop()
-	s.miner.Stop()
+	s.miner.Close()
 	s.blockchain.Stop()
 	s.engine.Close()
 	rawdb.PopUncleanShutdownMarker(s.chainDb)