diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 8153fb9f9e..3f6fe915a7 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ CBlockTemplate* BlockAssembler::CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
     UpdateTime(pblock, chainparams.GetConsensus(), pindexPrev);
     pblock->nBits          = GetNextWorkRequired(pindexPrev, pblock, chainparams.GetConsensus());
     pblock->nNonce         = 0;
-    pblocktemplate->vTxSigOpsCost[0] = GetLegacySigOpCount(pblock->vtx[0]);
+    pblocktemplate->vTxSigOpsCost[0] = WITNESS_SCALE_FACTOR * GetLegacySigOpCount(pblock->vtx[0]);
 
     CValidationState state;
     if (!TestBlockValidity(state, chainparams, *pblock, pindexPrev, false, false)) {