diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index bfdef42eb077..912b9c583eeb 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ func opExtCodeCopy(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext)
 
 	if interpreter.evm.chainRules.IsVerkle {
 		addr := common.Address(a.Bytes20())
-		if _, isPrecompile := interpreter.evm.precompile(addr); isPrecompile {
+		isSystemContract := interpreter.evm.isSystemContract(addr)
+		if _, isPrecompile := interpreter.evm.precompile(addr); isPrecompile || isSystemContract {
 			if !scope.Contract.UseGas(params.WarmStorageReadCostEIP2929) {
 				return nil, ErrOutOfGas
 			}