diff --git a/consensus/bor/statefull/processor.go b/consensus/bor/statefull/processor.go
index 89e3bfafba..039f3daae0 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/statefull/processor.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/statefull/processor.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func ApplyMessage(
 	// about the transaction and calling mechanisms.
 	vmenv := vm.NewEVM(blockContext, vm.TxContext{}, state, chainConfig, vm.Config{})
 
+	// nolint : contextcheck
 	// Apply the transaction to the current state (included in the env)
 	ret, gasLeft, err := vmenv.Call(
 		vm.AccountRef(msg.From()),