diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
index a987d3d14..57c21459c 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/gc.go
@@ -627,7 +627,10 @@ func (s *Shard) selectExpired(ctx context.Context, epoch uint64, addresses []oid
 //
 // Does not modify tss.
 func (s *Shard) HandleExpiredTombstones(ctx context.Context, tss []meta.TombstonedObject) {
-	if s.GetMode().NoMetabase() {
+	s.m.RLock()
+	defer s.m.RUnlock()
+
+	if s.info.Mode.NoMetabase() {
 		return
 	}