diff --git a/program-runtime/src/loaded_programs.rs b/program-runtime/src/loaded_programs.rs
index 59c1b8e8e547b9..0d277852c1a6bf 100644
--- a/program-runtime/src/loaded_programs.rs
+++ b/program-runtime/src/loaded_programs.rs
@@ -473,7 +473,9 @@ impl LoadedPrograms {
                 .rev()
                 .filter(|entry| {
                     let relation = fork_graph.relationship(entry.deployment_slot, new_root);
-                    if entry.deployment_slot >= new_root {
+                    if matches!(entry.program, LoadedProgramType::Builtin(_)) {
+                        true
+                    } else if entry.deployment_slot >= new_root {
                         matches!(relation, BlockRelation::Equal | BlockRelation::Descendant)
                     } else if !first_ancestor_found
                         && (matches!(relation, BlockRelation::Ancestor)