diff --git a/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go b/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go
index 96bd9ee408..dfb2fdfb67 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/ancient_utils.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ func inspectFreezers(db ethdb.Database) ([]freezerInfo, error) {
 			infos = append(infos, info)
 
 		case stateFreezerName:
+			if ReadStateScheme(db) != PathScheme {
+				continue
+			}
 			datadir, err := db.AncientDatadir()
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err