diff --git a/core/state/trie_prefetcher.go b/core/state/trie_prefetcher.go
index f142c86bbf..929df9c502 100644
--- a/core/state/trie_prefetcher.go
+++ b/core/state/trie_prefetcher.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ type triePrefetcher struct {
 	fetches  map[string]Trie        // Partially or fully fetcher tries
 	fetchers map[string]*subfetcher // Subfetchers for each trie
 
+	fetchersLock sync.RWMutex // Lock to ensure thread-safe when read/write fetchers
+
 	deliveryMissMeter metrics.Meter
 	accountLoadMeter  metrics.Meter
 	accountDupMeter   metrics.Meter
@@ -71,12 +73,43 @@ func newTriePrefetcher(db Database, root common.Hash, namespace string) *triePre
 	return p
 }
 
+// copy all fetchers
+func (p *triePrefetcher) copyFetchers() map[string]*subfetcher {
+	fetchers := make(map[string]*subfetcher)
+	p.fetchersLock.RLock()
+	defer p.fetchersLock.RUnlock()
+	if p.fetchers == nil {
+		return fetchers
+	}
+	for key, f := range p.fetchers {
+		fetchers[key] = f
+	}
+	return fetchers
+}
+
+// copy all fethcers and then clear them
+func (p *triePrefetcher) popFetchers() map[string]*subfetcher {
+	fetchers := make(map[string]*subfetcher)
+	p.fetchersLock.Lock()
+	defer p.fetchersLock.Unlock()
+	if p.fetchers == nil {
+		return fetchers
+	}
+	for key, f := range p.fetchers {
+		fetchers[key] = f
+	}
+	// clear them all
+	p.fetchers = nil
+	return fetchers
+}
+
 // close iterates over all the subfetchers, aborts any that were left spinning
 // and reports the stats to the metrics subsystem.
 func (p *triePrefetcher) close() {
-	for _, fetcher := range p.fetchers {
+	for _, fetcher := range p.popFetchers() {
 		fetcher.abort() // safe to do multiple times
 
+		// it's thread-safe to read all data of fetcher now, because the fetcher already aborted.
 		if metrics.Enabled {
 			if fetcher.root == p.root {
 				p.accountLoadMeter.Mark(int64(len(fetcher.seen)))
@@ -99,8 +132,6 @@ func (p *triePrefetcher) close() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	// Clear out all fetchers (will crash on a second call, deliberate)
-	p.fetchers = nil
 }
 
 // copy creates a deep-but-inactive copy of the trie prefetcher. Any trie data
@@ -134,7 +165,7 @@ func (p *triePrefetcher) copy() *triePrefetcher {
 		return copy
 	}
 	// Otherwise we're copying an active fetcher, retrieve the current states
-	for id, fetcher := range p.fetchers {
+	for id, fetcher := range p.copyFetchers() {
 		copy.fetches[id] = fetcher.peek()
 	}
 	return copy
@@ -148,11 +179,13 @@ func (p *triePrefetcher) prefetch(owner common.Hash, root common.Hash, keys [][]
 	}
 	// Active fetcher, schedule the retrievals
 	id := p.trieID(owner, root)
+	p.fetchersLock.Lock()
 	fetcher := p.fetchers[id]
 	if fetcher == nil {
 		fetcher = newSubfetcher(p.db, p.root, owner, root)
 		p.fetchers[id] = fetcher
 	}
+	p.fetchersLock.Unlock()
 	fetcher.schedule(keys)
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +203,9 @@ func (p *triePrefetcher) trie(owner common.Hash, root common.Hash) Trie {
 		return p.db.CopyTrie(trie)
 	}
 	// Otherwise the prefetcher is active, bail if no trie was prefetched for this root
+	p.fetchersLock.RLock()
 	fetcher := p.fetchers[id]
+	p.fetchersLock.RUnlock()
 	if fetcher == nil {
 		p.deliveryMissMeter.Mark(1)
 		return nil
@@ -190,7 +225,10 @@ func (p *triePrefetcher) trie(owner common.Hash, root common.Hash) Trie {
 // used marks a batch of state items used to allow creating statistics as to
 // how useful or wasteful the prefetcher is.
 func (p *triePrefetcher) used(owner common.Hash, root common.Hash, used [][]byte) {
-	if fetcher := p.fetchers[p.trieID(owner, root)]; fetcher != nil {
+	p.fetchersLock.RLock()
+	fetcher := p.fetchers[p.trieID(owner, root)]
+	p.fetchersLock.RUnlock()
+	if fetcher != nil {
 		fetcher.used = used
 	}
 }
@@ -277,11 +315,14 @@ func (sf *subfetcher) peek() Trie {
 // abort interrupts the subfetcher immediately. It is safe to call abort multiple
 // times but it is not thread safe.
 func (sf *subfetcher) abort() {
+	// abort() would be called parallely, ensure to close channel only once.
+	sf.lock.Lock()
 	select {
 	case <-sf.stop:
 	default:
 		close(sf.stop)
 	}
+	sf.lock.Unlock()
 	<-sf.term
 }