diff --git a/src/test/app/Vault_test.cpp b/src/test/app/Vault_test.cpp
index 26a47ec54a..4ead9d3454 100644
--- a/src/test/app/Vault_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/Vault_test.cpp
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ class Vault_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
             testcase("global lock blocks create");
             mptt.set({.account = issuer, .flags = tfMPTLock});
             auto [tx, keylet] = vault.create({.owner = owner, .asset = asset});
-            env(tx, ter(tecFROZEN));
+            env(tx, ter(tecLOCKED));
         });
 
         testCase([this](
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/VaultCreate.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/VaultCreate.cpp
index 02d0366bab..3bfed03fa5 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/VaultCreate.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/VaultCreate.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ VaultCreate::preclaim(PreclaimContext const& ctx)
 
     // Cannot create Vault for an Asset frozen for the vault owner
     if (isFrozen(ctx.view, account, vaultAsset))
-        return tecFROZEN;
+        return vaultAsset.holds<Issue>() ? tecFROZEN : tecLOCKED;
 
     if (auto const domain = ctx.tx[~sfDomainID])
     {