diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index e714b50635..c70ded4342 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -266,14 +266,12 @@ func (self *worker) makeCurrent() {
 	block.Header().Extra = self.extra
 
 	current := env(block, self.eth)
-	for _, ancestor := range self.chain.GetAncestors(block, 7) {
-		current.ancestors.Add(ancestor.Hash())
-	}
 	for _, ancestor := range self.chain.GetAncestors(block, 7) {
 		for _, uncle := range ancestor.Uncles() {
 			current.family.Add(uncle.Hash())
 		}
 		current.family.Add(ancestor.Hash())
+		current.ancestors.Add(ancestor.Hash())
 	}
 	accounts, _ := self.eth.AccountManager().Accounts()
 	// Keep track of transactions which return errors so they can be removed