diff --git a/core/genesis_test.go b/core/genesis_test.go
index 9eacf2024c..3ec87474e5 100644
--- a/core/genesis_test.go
+++ b/core/genesis_test.go
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestVerkleGenesisCommit(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	expected := common.FromHex("4a83dc39eb688dbcfaf581d60e82de18f875e38786ebce5833342011d6fef37b")
+	expected := common.FromHex("018d20eebb130b5e2b796465fe36aafab650650729a92435aec071bf2386f080")
 	got := genesis.ToBlock().Root().Bytes()
 	if !bytes.Equal(got, expected) {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid genesis state root, expected %x, got %x", expected, got)