diff --git a/src/stake-program.js b/src/stake-program.js
index 4be22f24e3d..77f0220c56c 100644
--- a/src/stake-program.js
+++ b/src/stake-program.js
@@ -558,13 +558,12 @@ export class StakeProgram {
     const {stakePubkey, authorizedPubkey, splitStakePubkey, lamports} = params;
 
     let transaction = SystemProgram.createAccount({
-      fromPubkey: stakePubkey,
+      fromPubkey: authorizedPubkey,
       newAccountPubkey: splitStakePubkey,
       lamports: 0,
       space: this.space,
       programId: this.programId,
     });
-    transaction.instructions[0].keys[0].isSigner = false;
     const type = STAKE_INSTRUCTION_LAYOUTS.Split;
     const data = encodeData(type, {lamports});
 
diff --git a/test/stake-program.test.js b/test/stake-program.test.js
index 8dae9489a8f..0cfb199e291 100644
--- a/test/stake-program.test.js
+++ b/test/stake-program.test.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ test('split', () => {
   expect(transaction.instructions).toHaveLength(2);
   const [systemInstruction, stakeInstruction] = transaction.instructions;
   const systemParams = {
-    fromPubkey: stakePubkey,
+    fromPubkey: authorizedPubkey,
     newAccountPubkey: splitStakePubkey,
     lamports: 0,
     space: StakeProgram.space,