diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index 44d3e81a9cf..cf7651fc33a 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func opBlockhash(pc *uint64, evm *EVM, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 func opCoinbase(pc *uint64, evm *EVM, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
-	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes(evm.Context.Coinbase.Bytes()))
+	scope.Stack.push(new(uint256.Int).SetBytes20(evm.Context.Coinbase.Bytes()))
 	return nil, nil
 }