diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index 7b6909c927..15e19062e6 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -878,9 +878,11 @@ func opStop(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, contract *Contract, memory
 
 func opSuicide(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, contract *Contract, memory *Memory, stack *Stack) ([]byte, error) {
 	balance := interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetBalance(contract.Address())
-	interpreter.evm.StateDB.AddBalance(common.BigToAddress(stack.pop()), balance)
-
-	interpreter.evm.StateDB.Suicide(contract.Address())
+	
+	suicided := interpreter.evm.StateDB.Suicide(contract.Address())
+	if suicided {
+		interpreter.evm.StateDB.AddBalance(common.BigToAddress(stack.pop()), balance)
+	}
 	return nil, nil
 }