diff --git a/src/util/system.cpp b/src/util/system.cpp
index e4578ca606..d1810db7b3 100644
--- a/src/util/system.cpp
+++ b/src/util/system.cpp
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ void ArgsManager::ClearForcedArg(const std::string &strArg) {
 }
 
 std::string ArgsManager::GetHelpMessage() const {
-    const bool show_debug = gArgs.GetBoolArg("-help-debug", false);
+    const bool show_debug = GetBoolArg("-help-debug", false);
 
     std::string usage = "";
     LOCK(cs_args);
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ bool ArgsManager::ReadConfigFiles(std::string &error,
     ClearDatadirCache();
     if (!CheckDataDirOption()) {
         error = strprintf("specified data directory \"%s\" does not exist.",
-                          gArgs.GetArg("-datadir", "").c_str());
+                          GetArg("-datadir", "").c_str());
         return false;
     }
     return true;