diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 0310ee6973..179ffe9e0f 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (s *StateDB) SubRefund(gas uint64) {
 // Exist reports whether the given account address exists in the state.
 // Notably this also returns true for self-destructed accounts.
 func (s *StateDB) Exist(addr common.Address) bool {
-	return s.getStateObject(addr) != nil
+	return s.getStateObject(addr) != nil || s.stateObjectsDestruct[addr] != nil
 }
 
 // Empty returns whether the state object is either non-existent