diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index 1785ffc139..0b3b1d1569 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -971,6 +971,23 @@ func opPush1(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]by
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+// opPush2 is a specialized version of pushN
+func opPush2(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+	var (
+		codeLen = uint64(len(scope.Contract.Code))
+		integer = new(uint256.Int)
+	)
+	if *pc+2 < codeLen {
+		scope.Stack.push(integer.SetBytes2(scope.Contract.Code[*pc+1 : *pc+3]))
+	} else if *pc+1 < codeLen {
+		scope.Stack.push(integer.SetUint64(uint64(scope.Contract.Code[*pc+1]) << 8))
+	} else {
+		scope.Stack.push(integer.Clear())
+	}
+	*pc += 2
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 // make push instruction function
 func makePush(size uint64, pushByteSize int) executionFunc {
 	return func(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/core/vm/jump_table.go b/core/vm/jump_table.go
index 6610fa7f9a..ee811b447e 100644
--- a/core/vm/jump_table.go
+++ b/core/vm/jump_table.go
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ func newFrontierInstructionSet() JumpTable {
 			maxStack:    maxStack(0, 1),
 		},
 		PUSH2: {
-			execute:     makePush(2, 2),
+			execute:     opPush2,
 			constantGas: GasFastestStep,
 			minStack:    minStack(0, 1),
 			maxStack:    maxStack(0, 1),