diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index fa960fc044a9..e7d41cc52717 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -829,14 +829,15 @@ func opCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byt
 		if memSize > 0 {
 			scope.Memory.Resize(memSize)
 		}
+	}
 
-		interpreter.evm.callGasTemp, err = callGas(interpreter.evm.chainRules.IsEIP150, scope.Contract.Gas, 0, scope.Stack.Back(0))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if !scope.Contract.UseGas(interpreter.evm.callGasTemp) {
-			return nil, ErrOutOfGas
-		}
+	var err error
+	interpreter.evm.callGasTemp, err = callGas(interpreter.evm.chainRules.IsEIP150, scope.Contract.Gas, 0, scope.Stack.Back(0))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !scope.Contract.UseGas(interpreter.evm.callGasTemp) {
+		return nil, ErrOutOfGas
 	}
 
 	stack := scope.Stack