diff --git a/core/systemcontracts/upgrade.go b/core/systemcontracts/upgrade.go
index 714aa1611..83a2aa491 100644
--- a/core/systemcontracts/upgrade.go
+++ b/core/systemcontracts/upgrade.go
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/systemcontracts/bohr"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/systemcontracts/bruno"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/systemcontracts/euler"
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/systemcontracts/planck"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/systemcontracts/plato"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/systemcontracts/ramanujan"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ type Upgrade struct {
 	Configs     []*UpgradeConfig
 }
 
-type upgradeHook func(blockNumber *big.Int, contractAddr common.Address, statedb *state.StateDB) error
+type upgradeHook func(blockNumber *big.Int, contractAddr common.Address, statedb vm.StateDB) error
 
 const (
 	mainNet    = "Mainnet"
@@ -789,10 +790,11 @@ func init() {
 	}
 }
 
-func UpgradeBuildInSystemContract(config *params.ChainConfig, blockNumber *big.Int, lastBlockTime uint64, blockTime uint64, statedb *state.StateDB) {
-	if config == nil || blockNumber == nil || statedb == nil {
+func UpgradeBuildInSystemContract(config *params.ChainConfig, blockNumber *big.Int, lastBlockTime uint64, blockTime uint64, statedb vm.StateDB) {
+	if config == nil || blockNumber == nil || statedb == nil || reflect.ValueOf(statedb).IsNil() {
 		return
 	}
+
 	var network string
 	switch GenesisHash {
 	/* Add mainnet genesis hash */
@@ -876,7 +878,7 @@ func UpgradeBuildInSystemContract(config *params.ChainConfig, blockNumber *big.I
 	*/
 }
 
-func applySystemContractUpgrade(upgrade *Upgrade, blockNumber *big.Int, statedb *state.StateDB, logger log.Logger) {
+func applySystemContractUpgrade(upgrade *Upgrade, blockNumber *big.Int, statedb vm.StateDB, logger log.Logger) {
 	if upgrade == nil {
 		logger.Info("Empty upgrade config", "height", blockNumber.String())
 		return
diff --git a/core/systemcontracts/upgrade_test.go b/core/systemcontracts/upgrade_test.go
index 1d8270fd9..3f88d7687 100644
--- a/core/systemcontracts/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/core/systemcontracts/upgrade_test.go
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ package systemcontracts
 
 import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
+	"math/big"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -39,3 +43,31 @@ func TestAllCodesHash(t *testing.T) {
 	allCodeHash := sha256.Sum256(allCodes)
 	require.Equal(t, allCodeHash[:], common.Hex2Bytes("833cc0fc87c46ad8a223e44ccfdc16a51a7e7383525136441bd0c730f06023df"))
 }
+
+func TestUpgradeBuildInSystemContractNilInterface(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		config               = params.BSCChainConfig
+		blockNumber          = big.NewInt(37959559)
+		lastBlockTime uint64 = 1713419337
+		blockTime     uint64 = 1713419340
+		statedb       vm.StateDB
+	)
+
+	GenesisHash = params.BSCGenesisHash
+
+	UpgradeBuildInSystemContract(config, blockNumber, lastBlockTime, blockTime, statedb)
+}
+
+func TestUpgradeBuildInSystemContractNilValue(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		config                   = params.BSCChainConfig
+		blockNumber              = big.NewInt(37959559)
+		lastBlockTime uint64     = 1713419337
+		blockTime     uint64     = 1713419340
+		statedb       vm.StateDB = (*state.StateDB)(nil)
+	)
+
+	GenesisHash = params.BSCGenesisHash
+
+	UpgradeBuildInSystemContract(config, blockNumber, lastBlockTime, blockTime, statedb)
+}