diff --git a/ledger-tool/src/program.rs b/ledger-tool/src/program.rs
index ceb2814bffdbcb..27519deea963a8 100644
--- a/ledger-tool/src/program.rs
+++ b/ledger-tool/src/program.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ use {
     },
     solana_runtime::bank::Bank,
     solana_sdk::{
-        account::AccountSharedData,
+        account::{create_account_shared_data_for_test, AccountSharedData},
         account_utils::StateMut,
         bpf_loader_upgradeable::{self, UpgradeableLoaderState},
         pubkey::Pubkey,
         slot_history::Slot,
+        sysvar,
         transaction_context::{IndexOfAccount, InstructionAccount},
     },
     std::{
@@ -510,6 +511,10 @@ pub fn program(ledger_path: &Path, matches: &ArgMatches<'_>) {
         program_id, // ID of the loaded program. It can modify accounts with the same owner key
         AccountSharedData::new(0, 0, &loader_id),
     ));
+    transaction_accounts.push((
+        sysvar::epoch_schedule::id(),
+        create_account_shared_data_for_test(bank.epoch_schedule()),
+    ));
     let interpreted = matches.value_of("mode").unwrap() != "jit";
     with_mock_invoke_context!(invoke_context, transaction_context, transaction_accounts);
 
diff --git a/program-runtime/src/invoke_context.rs b/program-runtime/src/invoke_context.rs
index 882938f3ebe2ac..c64165d9753c03 100644
--- a/program-runtime/src/invoke_context.rs
+++ b/program-runtime/src/invoke_context.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ use {
         vm::{Config, ContextObject, EbpfVm},
     },
     solana_sdk::{
-        account::AccountSharedData,
+        account::{create_account_shared_data_for_test, AccountSharedData},
         bpf_loader_deprecated,
         clock::Slot,
+        epoch_schedule::EpochSchedule,
         feature_set::FeatureSet,
         hash::Hash,
         instruction::{AccountMeta, InstructionError},
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ use {
         pubkey::Pubkey,
         saturating_add_assign,
         stable_layout::stable_instruction::StableInstruction,
+        sysvar,
         transaction_context::{
             IndexOfAccount, InstructionAccount, TransactionAccount, TransactionContext,
         },
@@ -727,6 +729,18 @@ pub fn mock_process_instruction<F: FnMut(&mut InvokeContext), G: FnMut(&mut Invo
     program_indices.insert(0, transaction_accounts.len() as IndexOfAccount);
     let processor_account = AccountSharedData::new(0, 0, &native_loader::id());
     transaction_accounts.push((*loader_id, processor_account));
+    let pop_epoch_schedule_account = if !transaction_accounts
+        .iter()
+        .any(|(key, _)| *key == sysvar::epoch_schedule::id())
+    {
+        transaction_accounts.push((
+            sysvar::epoch_schedule::id(),
+            create_account_shared_data_for_test(&EpochSchedule::default()),
+        ));
+        true
+    } else {
+        false
+    };
     with_mock_invoke_context!(invoke_context, transaction_context, transaction_accounts);
     let mut programs_loaded_for_tx_batch = LoadedProgramsForTxBatch::default();
     programs_loaded_for_tx_batch.replenish(
@@ -745,6 +759,9 @@ pub fn mock_process_instruction<F: FnMut(&mut InvokeContext), G: FnMut(&mut Invo
     assert_eq!(result, expected_result);
     post_adjustments(&mut invoke_context);
     let mut transaction_accounts = transaction_context.deconstruct_without_keys().unwrap();
+    if pop_epoch_schedule_account {
+        transaction_accounts.pop();
+    }
     transaction_accounts.pop();
     transaction_accounts
 }
diff --git a/programs/bpf_loader/src/lib.rs b/programs/bpf_loader/src/lib.rs
index 3d9eaba34c0f3c..efcc78a927305c 100644
--- a/programs/bpf_loader/src/lib.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf_loader/src/lib.rs
@@ -1596,6 +1596,7 @@ mod tests {
             },
             account_utils::StateMut,
             clock::Clock,
+            epoch_schedule::EpochSchedule,
             instruction::{AccountMeta, InstructionError},
             pubkey::Pubkey,
             rent::Rent,
@@ -3793,7 +3794,10 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_program_usage_count_on_upgrade() {
-        let transaction_accounts = vec![];
+        let transaction_accounts = vec![(
+            sysvar::epoch_schedule::id(),
+            create_account_for_test(&EpochSchedule::default()),
+        )];
         with_mock_invoke_context!(invoke_context, transaction_context, transaction_accounts);
         let program_id = Pubkey::new_unique();
         let env = Arc::new(BuiltinProgram::new_mock());
@@ -3833,7 +3837,10 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_program_usage_count_on_non_upgrade() {
-        let transaction_accounts = vec![];
+        let transaction_accounts = vec![(
+            sysvar::epoch_schedule::id(),
+            create_account_for_test(&EpochSchedule::default()),
+        )];
         with_mock_invoke_context!(invoke_context, transaction_context, transaction_accounts);
         let program_id = Pubkey::new_unique();
         let env = Arc::new(BuiltinProgram::new_mock());