diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index 8c68db848daf..bdd8ac3f9bda 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ func opJump(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byt
 	if !scope.Contract.validJumpdest(&pos) {
 		return nil, ErrInvalidJump
 	}
-	*pc = pos.Uint64()
+	*pc = pos.Uint64() - 1 // pc will be increased by the interpreter loop
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -536,9 +536,7 @@ func opJumpi(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]by
 		if !scope.Contract.validJumpdest(&pos) {
 			return nil, ErrInvalidJump
 		}
-		*pc = pos.Uint64()
-	} else {
-		*pc++
+		*pc = pos.Uint64() - 1 // pc will be increased by the interpreter loop
 	}
 	return nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/core/vm/interpreter.go b/core/vm/interpreter.go
index 7530ed693c28..7a30d60b3f3f 100644
--- a/core/vm/interpreter.go
+++ b/core/vm/interpreter.go
@@ -268,9 +268,7 @@ func (in *EVMInterpreter) Run(contract *Contract, input []byte, readOnly bool) (
 		if err != nil {
 			break
 		}
-		if !operation.jumps {
-			pc++
-		}
+		pc++
 	}
 
 	if err == errStopToken {
diff --git a/core/vm/jump_table.go b/core/vm/jump_table.go
index 967f7632e06e..f6023b617073 100644
--- a/core/vm/jump_table.go
+++ b/core/vm/jump_table.go
@@ -526,14 +526,12 @@ func newFrontierInstructionSet() JumpTable {
 			constantGas: GasMidStep,
 			minStack:    minStack(1, 0),
 			maxStack:    maxStack(1, 0),
-			jumps:       true,
 		},
 		JUMPI: {
 			execute:     opJumpi,
 			constantGas: GasSlowStep,
 			minStack:    minStack(2, 0),
 			maxStack:    maxStack(2, 0),
-			jumps:       true,
 		},
 		PC: {
 			execute:     opPc,