diff --git a/cmd/evm/runner.go b/cmd/evm/runner.go
index 3a010da9f2dc..d6ec8ae7527d 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/runner.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/runner.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/flags"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ func runCmd(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		sender        = common.BytesToAddress([]byte("sender"))
 		receiver      = common.BytesToAddress([]byte("receiver"))
 		genesisConfig *core.Genesis
+		preimages     = ctx.Bool(DumpFlag.Name)
 	)
 	if ctx.Bool(MachineFlag.Name) {
 		tracer = logger.NewJSONLogger(logconfig, os.Stdout)
@@ -139,10 +141,12 @@ func runCmd(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		genesisConfig = gen
 		db := rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 		genesis := gen.MustCommit(db)
-		statedb, _ = state.New(genesis.Root(), state.NewDatabase(db), nil)
+		sdb := state.NewDatabaseWithConfig(db, &trie.Config{Preimages: preimages})
+		statedb, _ = state.New(genesis.Root(), sdb, nil)
 		chainConfig = gen.Config
 	} else {
-		statedb, _ = state.New(common.Hash{}, state.NewDatabase(rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()), nil)
+		sdb := state.NewDatabaseWithConfig(rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase(), &trie.Config{Preimages: preimages})
+		statedb, _ = state.New(common.Hash{}, sdb, nil)
 		genesisConfig = new(core.Genesis)
 	}
 	if ctx.String(SenderFlag.Name) != "" {
diff --git a/tests/state_test_util.go b/tests/state_test_util.go
index 98acc468a1d8..14b6fe534169 100644
--- a/tests/state_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/state_test_util.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/sha3"
 )
 
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ func (t *StateTest) gasLimit(subtest StateSubtest) uint64 {
 }
 
 func MakePreState(db ethdb.Database, accounts core.GenesisAlloc, snapshotter bool) (*snapshot.Tree, *state.StateDB) {
-	sdb := state.NewDatabase(db)
+	sdb := state.NewDatabaseWithConfig(db, &trie.Config{Preimages: true})
 	statedb, _ := state.New(common.Hash{}, sdb, nil)
 	for addr, a := range accounts {
 		statedb.SetCode(addr, a.Code)