diff --git a/core/state/journal.go b/core/state/journal.go
index 7d5648153c..0409df179e 100644
--- a/core/state/journal.go
+++ b/core/state/journal.go
@@ -148,7 +148,12 @@ type (
 )
 
 func (ch createObjectChange) revert(s *StateDB) {
+	s.stateObjectsMu.Lock()
+
 	delete(s.stateObjects, *ch.account)
+
+	s.stateObjectsMu.Unlock()
+
 	delete(s.stateObjectsDirty, *ch.account)
 	RevertWrite(s, blockstm.NewAddressKey(*ch.account))
 }
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index d304ccb6b6..5c1b57de06 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"sort"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ type StateDB struct {
 	stateObjectsPending  map[common.Address]struct{} // State objects finalized but not yet written to the trie
 	stateObjectsDirty    map[common.Address]struct{} // State objects modified in the current execution
 	stateObjectsDestruct map[common.Address]struct{} // State objects destructed in the block
+	stateObjectsMu       sync.RWMutex
 
 	// Block-stm related fields
 	mvHashmap    *blockstm.MVHashMap
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ func New(root common.Hash, db Database, snaps *snapshot.Tree) (*StateDB, error)
 		stateObjectsPending:  make(map[common.Address]struct{}),
 		stateObjectsDirty:    make(map[common.Address]struct{}),
 		stateObjectsDestruct: make(map[common.Address]struct{}),
+		stateObjectsMu:       sync.RWMutex{},
 		revertedKeys:         make(map[blockstm.Key]struct{}),
 		logs:                 make(map[common.Hash][]*types.Log),
 		preimages:            make(map[common.Hash][]byte),
@@ -997,6 +1000,9 @@ func (s *StateDB) getDeletedStateObject(addr common.Address) *stateObject {
 }
 
 func (s *StateDB) setStateObject(object *stateObject) {
+	s.stateObjectsMu.Lock()
+	defer s.stateObjectsMu.Unlock()
+
 	s.stateObjects[object.Address()] = object
 }