diff --git a/core/types/state_account.go b/core/types/state_account.go
index 75c188fea2..0cb751685a 100644
--- a/core/types/state_account.go
+++ b/core/types/state_account.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (acct *StateAccount) Copy() *StateAccount {
 
 // HasStorage returns true if the account has a non-empty storage tree.
 func (acc *StateAccount) HasStorage() bool {
-	return len(acc.Root) == 32 && acc.Root == EmptyRootHash
+	return len(acc.Root) == 32 && acc.Root != EmptyRootHash
 }
 
 // SlimAccount is a modified version of an Account, where the root is replaced