diff --git a/core/types/tx_setcode.go b/core/types/tx_setcode.go
index 12f80dca52..bda0d58669 100644
--- a/core/types/tx_setcode.go
+++ b/core/types/tx_setcode.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"errors"
 	"math/big"
+	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
@@ -70,13 +71,13 @@ type SetCodeTx struct {
 
 // SetCodeAuthorization is an authorization from an account to deploy code at its address.
 type SetCodeAuthorization struct {
-	ChainID   uint256.Int    `json:"chainId" gencodec:"required"`
-	Address   common.Address `json:"address" gencodec:"required"`
-	Nonce     uint64         `json:"nonce" gencodec:"required"`
-	V         uint8          `json:"yParity" gencodec:"required"`
-	R         uint256.Int    `json:"r" gencodec:"required"`
-	S         uint256.Int    `json:"s" gencodec:"required"`
-	authority common.Address `json:"-"`
+	ChainID   uint256.Int                    `json:"chainId" gencodec:"required"`
+	Address   common.Address                 `json:"address" gencodec:"required"`
+	Nonce     uint64                         `json:"nonce" gencodec:"required"`
+	V         uint8                          `json:"yParity" gencodec:"required"`
+	R         uint256.Int                    `json:"r" gencodec:"required"`
+	S         uint256.Int                    `json:"s" gencodec:"required"`
+	authority atomic.Pointer[common.Address] `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // field type overrides for gencodec
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ func (a *SetCodeAuthorization) Authority() (common.Address, error) {
 	}
 	var addr common.Address
 	copy(addr[:], crypto.Keccak256(pub[1:])[12:])
-	a.authority = addr
+	a.authority.Store(&addr)
 	return addr, nil
 }