diff --git a/crates/vm2/src/instruction_handlers/far_call.rs b/crates/vm2/src/instruction_handlers/far_call.rs
index 5d0040f..bf4e700 100644
--- a/crates/vm2/src/instruction_handlers/far_call.rs
+++ b/crates/vm2/src/instruction_handlers/far_call.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ where
 
         // A far call pushes a new frame and returns from it in the next instruction if it panics.
         let (calldata, program, is_evm_interpreter) =
-            failing_part.unwrap_or((U256::zero().into(), Program::new_panicking(), false));
+            failing_part.unwrap_or_else(|| (U256::zero().into(), Program::new_panicking(), false));
 
         let stipend = if is_evm_interpreter {
             EVM_SIMULATOR_STIPEND