diff --git a/vm/common.go b/vm/common.go
index 3d6d377ca..592d44ccd 100644
--- a/vm/common.go
+++ b/vm/common.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var (
 	S256 = ethutil.S256
 )
 
-const MaxCallDepth = 1024
+const MaxCallDepth = 1025
 
 func calcMemSize(off, l *big.Int) *big.Int {
 	if l.Cmp(ethutil.Big0) == 0 {