diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index 6ae122eb58..79132c6b78 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) Call(caller ContractRef, addr common.Address, input []byte, gas
 	evm.Context.Transfer(evm.StateDB, caller.Address(), addr, value)
 
 	if isPrecompile {
-		ret, gas, err = RunPrecompiledContract(p, evm, caller.Address(), caller.Address(), input, gas, value, evm.Config.Tracer, false)
+		ret, gas, err = RunPrecompiledContract(p, evm, caller.Address(), caller.Address(), input, gas, value, evm.Config.Tracer, evm.interpreter.readOnly)
 	} else {
 		// Initialise a new contract and set the code that is to be used by the EVM.
 		// The contract is a scoped environment for this execution context only.
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) CallCode(caller ContractRef, addr common.Address, input []byte,
 
 	// It is allowed to call precompiles, even via delegatecall
 	if p, isPrecompile := evm.precompile(addr); isPrecompile {
-		ret, gas, err = RunPrecompiledContract(p, evm, caller.Address(), caller.Address(), input, gas, value, evm.Config.Tracer, false)
+		ret, gas, err = RunPrecompiledContract(p, evm, caller.Address(), caller.Address(), input, gas, big0, evm.Config.Tracer, evm.interpreter.readOnly)
 	} else {
 		addrCopy := addr
 		// Initialise a new contract and set the code that is to be used by the EVM.
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) DelegateCall(caller ContractRef, addr common.Address, input []by
 		// NOTE: caller must, at all times be a contract. It should never happen
 		// that caller is something other than a Contract.
 		parent := caller.(*Contract)
-		ret, gas, err = RunPrecompiledContract(p, evm, parent.CallerAddress, caller.Address(), input, gas, nil, evm.Config.Tracer, false)
+		ret, gas, err = RunPrecompiledContract(p, evm, parent.CallerAddress, caller.Address(), input, gas, nil, evm.Config.Tracer, evm.interpreter.readOnly)
 	} else {
 		addrCopy := addr
 		// Initialise a new contract and make initialise the delegate values