diff --git a/src/verifier.rs b/src/verifier.rs
index e9a28024..6f46a0a3 100644
--- a/src/verifier.rs
+++ b/src/verifier.rs
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ impl Verifier for RequisiteVerifier {
                 ebpf::CALL_REG   => { check_callx_register(&insn, insn_ptr, sbpf_version)?; },
                 ebpf::EXIT       if !sbpf_version.static_syscalls()   => {},
                 ebpf::RETURN     if sbpf_version.static_syscalls()    => {},
+                ebpf::SYSCALL    if sbpf_version.static_syscalls()    => {},
 
                 _                => {
                     return Err(VerifierError::UnknownOpCode(insn.opc, insn_ptr));
diff --git a/tests/verifier.rs b/tests/verifier.rs
index a7cf9421..5fa54218 100644
--- a/tests/verifier.rs
+++ b/tests/verifier.rs
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ fn return_instr() {
     for sbpf_version in [SBPFVersion::V1, SBPFVersion::V2] {
         let prog = &[
             0xbf, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // mov64 r0, 2
-            0x95, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // exit
+            0x95, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // exit (v1), syscall (v2)
             0x9d, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // return
         ];
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ fn return_instr() {
         .unwrap();
         let result = executable.verify::<RequisiteVerifier>();
         if sbpf_version == SBPFVersion::V2 {
-            assert_error!(result, "VerifierError(UnknownOpCode(149, 1))");
+            assert!(result.is_ok());
         } else {
             assert_error!(result, "VerifierError(UnknownOpCode(157, 2))");
         }