diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index ce1b79a6da..56de73c445 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ func (self *BlockChain) GetBlockByNumber(number uint64) *types.Block {
 
 // IsCanonChainBlock checks whether the given block is in the current canonical chain.
 func (self *BlockChain) IsCanonChainBlock(number uint64, hash common.Hash) bool {
-	return number < uint64(self.currentBlock.Number().Int64()) && GetCanonicalHash(self.chainDb, number) == hash
+	return GetCanonicalHash(self.chainDb, number) == hash
 }
 
 // [deprecated by eth/62]
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index a135dbabd4..c0c731eda2 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (self *StateDB) SetBlockContext(blockHash common.Hash, blockNum uint64, val
 	if validator == nil {
 		validator = &trie.NullCacheValidator{}
 	}
-	storage := trie.NewDirectCache(self.trie, self.db, CachePrefix, validator, true)
+	storage := trie.NewDirectCache(self.trie, self.db, CachePrefix, blockNum, blockHash, validator, true)
 	self.storage = trie.NewSecure(storage, self.db)
 }
 
diff --git a/trie/directcache.go b/trie/directcache.go
index 1ca04f2284..9fe736111f 100644
--- a/trie/directcache.go
+++ b/trie/directcache.go
@@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ func (cv *NullCacheValidator) IsCanonChainBlock(num uint64, hash common.Hash) bo
 	return false
 }
 
-func NewDirectCache(pm PersistentMap, db Database, keyPrefix []byte, validator CacheValidator, complete bool) *DirectCache {
+func NewDirectCache(pm PersistentMap, db Database, keyPrefix []byte, blockNum uint64, blockHash common.Hash, validator CacheValidator, complete bool) *DirectCache {
 	return &DirectCache{
 		data:      pm,
 		db:        db,
 		keyPrefix: keyPrefix,
+		blockNum:  blockNum,
+		blockHash: blockHash,
 		validator: validator,
 		complete:  complete,
 		dirty:     make(map[string]bool),
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ func (dc *DirectCache) getCached(key []byte) ([]byte, bool) {
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
-	canonical := dc.validator.IsCanonChainBlock(data.BlockNum, data.BlockHash)
+	canonical := dc.blockNum > 0 && data.BlockNum < dc.blockNum && dc.validator.IsCanonChainBlock(data.BlockNum, data.BlockHash)
 	return data.Value, canonical
 }