diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 257950622f28..90401eb817a5 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func (st *StateTransition) preCheck() error {
 			}
 			// This will panic if baseFee is nil, but basefee presence is verified
 			// as part of header validation.
-			if st.gasFeeCap.Cmp(st.evm.Context.BaseFee) < 0 {
+			if (msg.To() == nil || *msg.To() != common.RandomizeSMCBinary) && st.gasFeeCap.Cmp(st.evm.Context.BaseFee) < 0 {
 				return fmt.Errorf("%w: address %v, maxFeePerGas: %s baseFee: %s", ErrFeeCapTooLow,
 					msg.From().Hex(), st.gasFeeCap, st.evm.Context.BaseFee)
 			}