diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index f83400cdc6..e5675126d9 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ func opCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byt
 	}
 	stack.push(&temp)
 	if err == nil || err == ErrExecutionReverted {
+		ret = common.CopyBytes(ret)
 		scope.Memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
 	}
 	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
@@ -701,6 +702,7 @@ func opCallCode(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([
 	}
 	stack.push(&temp)
 	if err == nil || err == ErrExecutionReverted {
+		ret = common.CopyBytes(ret)
 		scope.Memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
 	}
 	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
@@ -729,6 +731,7 @@ func opDelegateCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext
 	}
 	stack.push(&temp)
 	if err == nil || err == ErrExecutionReverted {
+		ret = common.CopyBytes(ret)
 		scope.Memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
 	}
 	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
@@ -757,6 +760,7 @@ func opStaticCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext)
 	}
 	stack.push(&temp)
 	if err == nil || err == ErrExecutionReverted {
+		ret = common.CopyBytes(ret)
 		scope.Memory.Set(retOffset.Uint64(), retSize.Uint64(), ret)
 	}
 	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
diff --git a/core/vm/interpreter.go b/core/vm/interpreter.go
index 48efad0969..5f16dbe6b7 100644
--- a/core/vm/interpreter.go
+++ b/core/vm/interpreter.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func (in *EVMInterpreter) Run(contract *Contract, input []byte, readOnly bool) (
 		// if the operation clears the return data (e.g. it has returning data)
 		// set the last return to the result of the operation.
 		if operation.returns {
-			in.returnData = common.CopyBytes(res)
+			in.returnData = res
 		}
 
 		switch {