diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index 095846feff..177e882879 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func opBalance(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]
 	slot := scope.Stack.peek()
 	address := common.Address(slot.Bytes20())
 	if interpreter.evm.chainRules.IsPrague {
-		statelessGas := interpreter.evm.Accesses.TouchAddressOnReadAndComputeGas(slot.Bytes(), uint256.Int{}, utils.BalanceLeafKey)
+		statelessGas := interpreter.evm.Accesses.TouchAddressOnReadAndComputeGas(address[:], uint256.Int{}, utils.BalanceLeafKey)
 		if !scope.Contract.UseGas(statelessGas) {
 			scope.Contract.Gas = 0
 			return nil, ErrOutOfGas