diff --git a/core/types/transaction.go b/core/types/transaction.go
index 391fb46f5..7aef5ce94 100644
--- a/core/types/transaction.go
+++ b/core/types/transaction.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (self *Transaction) From() (common.Address, error) {
 		return common.Address{}, errors.New("invalid public key")
 	}
 	var addr common.Address
-	copy(addr[:], crypto.Sha3(pubkey[1:]))
+	copy(addr[:], crypto.Sha3(pubkey[1:])[12:])
 	return addr, nil
 }