diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm.go b/pkg/vm/vm.go
index 4c57ea3bc..1d36341b2 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm.go
@@ -677,8 +677,9 @@ func (v *VM) execute(ctx *Context, op opcode.Opcode, parameter []byte) (err erro
 	// Bit operations.
 	case opcode.INVERT:
 		// inplace
-		a := v.estack.Peek(0).BigInt()
-		a.Not(a)
+		e := v.estack.Peek(0)
+		i := e.BigInt()
+		e.value = makeStackItem(i.Not(i))
 
 	case opcode.AND:
 		b := v.estack.Pop().BigInt()
diff --git a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
index 838b1faf4..1bf8d1887 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/vm_test.go
@@ -1759,6 +1759,20 @@ func TestINVERTgood3(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(-0x6A), vm.estack.Peek(0).BigInt().Int64())
 }
 
+func TestINVERTWithConversion1(t *testing.T) {
+	prog := makeProgram(opcode.PUSHDATA2, 0, 0, opcode.INVERT)
+	vm := load(prog)
+	runVM(t, vm)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(-1), vm.estack.Peek(0).BigInt().Int64())
+}
+
+func TestINVERTWithConversion2(t *testing.T) {
+	prog := makeProgram(opcode.PUSH0, opcode.PUSH1, opcode.NUMEQUAL, opcode.INVERT)
+	vm := load(prog)
+	runVM(t, vm)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(-1), vm.estack.Peek(0).BigInt().Int64())
+}
+
 func TestCATBadNoArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	prog := makeProgram(opcode.CAT)
 	vm := load(prog)