diff --git a/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go b/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
index 1aefc810bd..97234368ee 100644
--- a/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
@@ -514,6 +514,17 @@ func BenchmarkSimpleLoop(b *testing.B) {
 		byte(vm.JUMP),
 	}
 
+	loopingCode2 := []byte{
+		byte(vm.JUMPDEST), //  [ count ]
+		// push args for the call
+		byte(vm.PUSH4), 1, 2, 3, 4,
+		byte(vm.PUSH5), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
+
+		byte(vm.POP), byte(vm.POP),
+		byte(vm.PUSH6), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, // jumpdestination
+		byte(vm.JUMP),
+	}
+
 	callRevertingContractWithInput := []byte{
 		byte(vm.JUMPDEST), //
 		// push args for the call
@@ -540,6 +551,7 @@ func BenchmarkSimpleLoop(b *testing.B) {
 	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, staticCallIdentity, "staticcall-identity-100M", "", b)
 	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, callIdentity, "call-identity-100M", "", b)
 	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, loopingCode, "loop-100M", "", b)
+	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, loopingCode2, "loop2-100M", "", b)
 	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, callInexistant, "call-nonexist-100M", "", b)
 	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, callEOA, "call-EOA-100M", "", b)
 	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, callRevertingContractWithInput, "call-reverting-100M", "", b)