diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index 30969a45398e..481102147a71 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ func opExtCodeHash(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext)
 	slot := scope.Stack.peek()
 	address := common.Address(slot.Bytes20())
 	if interpreter.evm.chainRules.IsVerkle {
-		if _, isPrecompile := interpreter.evm.precompile(address); !isPrecompile {
+		if _, isPrecompile := interpreter.evm.precompile(address); !isPrecompile && !interpreter.evm.isSystemContract(address) {
 			chargedGas, ok := interpreter.evm.Accesses.TouchBasicData(address[:], false, scope.Contract.UseGas)
 			if !ok || (chargedGas == 0 && !scope.Contract.UseGas(params.WarmStorageReadCostEIP2929)) {
 				return nil, ErrExecutionReverted