diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 1bba04e2fa..3c829f7983 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (st *StateTransition) preCheck() error {
 			}
 			// This will panic if baseFee is nil, but basefee presence is verified
 			// as part of header validation.
-			if (msg.To() == nil || *msg.To() != common.RandomizeSMCBinary) && st.gasFeeCap.Cmp(st.evm.Context.BaseFee) < 0 {
+			if !types.IsSpecialTx(msg.To()) && st.gasFeeCap.Cmp(st.evm.Context.BaseFee) < 0 {
 				return fmt.Errorf("%w: address %v, maxFeePerGas: %s baseFee: %s", ErrFeeCapTooLow,
 					msg.From().Hex(), st.gasFeeCap, st.evm.Context.BaseFee)
 			}
diff --git a/core/types/transaction.go b/core/types/transaction.go
index e99519d5c7..273d33eb8b 100644
--- a/core/types/transaction.go
+++ b/core/types/transaction.go
@@ -482,11 +482,14 @@ func (tx *Transaction) TxCost(number *big.Int) *big.Int {
 	return total
 }
 
-func (tx *Transaction) IsSpecialTransaction() bool {
-	to := tx.To()
+func IsSpecialTx(to *common.Address) bool {
 	return to != nil && (*to == common.BlockSignersBinary || *to == common.RandomizeSMCBinary)
 }
 
+func (tx *Transaction) IsSpecialTransaction() bool {
+	return IsSpecialTx(tx.To())
+}
+
 func (tx *Transaction) IsTradingTransaction() bool {
 	to := tx.To()
 	return to != nil && *to == common.XDCXAddrBinary