diff --git a/lib/net/pool.js b/lib/net/pool.js
index c98051c9..12713f6e 100644
--- a/lib/net/pool.js
+++ b/lib/net/pool.js
@@ -217,14 +217,15 @@ Pool.prototype._initOptions = function _initOptions() {
   if (this.options.preferredSeed)
     this.hosts.addSeed(this.options.preferredSeed);
 
-  if (this.options.spv)
-    this.blockType = constants.inv.FILTERED_BLOCK;
-
   if (this.options.witness) {
     this.blockType |= constants.WITNESS_MASK;
     this.txType |= constants.WITNESS_MASK;
   }
 
+  // Note: No witness bit for merkleblocks.
+  if (this.options.spv)
+    this.blockType = constants.inv.FILTERED_BLOCK;
+
   if (this.options.spv)
     this.spvFilter = Bloom.fromRate(10000, 0.001, constants.bloom.ALL);