diff --git a/core/vm/stack.go b/core/vm/stack.go
index 7d5e57f288..d8000bc86d 100644
--- a/core/vm/stack.go
+++ b/core/vm/stack.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type stackArena struct {
 }
 
 func newArena() *stackArena {
-	return stackPool.New().(*stackArena)
+	return stackPool.Get().(*stackArena)
 }
 
 // 1025, because in stack() there is a condition check