diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index 1c801ec9a4..fda3bf8fe7 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) chainConfig() *params.ChainConfig {
 func (p *StateProcessor) Process(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg vm.Config) (*ProcessResult, error) {
 	var (
 		config      = p.chainConfig()
-		receipts    types.Receipts
+		receipts    = make(types.Receipts, 0, len(block.Transactions()))
 		header      = block.Header()
 		blockHash   = block.Hash()
 		blockNumber = block.Number()