diff --git a/core/tx_pool.go b/core/tx_pool.go
index 5d37fcffc0..44e0db8d36 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool.go
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ func (pool *TxPool) reset(oldHead, newHead *types.Header) {
 				rem = pool.chain.GetBlock(oldHead.Hash(), oldHead.Number.Uint64())
 				add = pool.chain.GetBlock(newHead.Hash(), newHead.Number.Uint64())
 			)
-			if rem == nil {
+			if rem == nil || add == nil {
 				// This can happen if a setHead is performed, where we simply discard the old
 				// head from the chain.
 				// If that is the case, we don't have the lost transactions any more, and