diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index a49653ffd4..f563c87e7b 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ func NewBlockChain(db ethdb.Database, genesis *Genesis, engine consensus.Engine,
 	bc.validator = NewBlockValidator(chainConfig, bc)
 	bc.prefetcher = newStatePrefetcher(chainConfig, bc.hc)
 	bc.processor = NewStateProcessor(bc.hc)
+	bc.parallelProcessor = NewParallelStateProcessor(bc.hc, &cfg.VmConfig)
 
 	genesisHeader := bc.GetHeaderByNumber(0)
 	if genesisHeader == nil {