diff --git a/crates/vm/levm/src/opcode_handlers/environment.rs b/crates/vm/levm/src/opcode_handlers/environment.rs
index 0896c2e962..4631784ccc 100644
--- a/crates/vm/levm/src/opcode_handlers/environment.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/levm/src/opcode_handlers/environment.rs
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ impl VM {
             gas_cost::returndatacopy(new_memory_size, current_call_frame.memory.len(), size)?,
         )?;
 
-        if size == 0 {
+        if size == 0 && returndata_offset == 0 {
             return Ok(OpcodeSuccess::Continue);
         }