diff --git a/eth/sync.go b/eth/sync.go
index 5e50aa31f6..71585fb017 100644
--- a/eth/sync.go
+++ b/eth/sync.go
@@ -183,7 +183,20 @@ func (cs *chainSyncer) nextSyncOp() *chainSyncOp {
 		// 		cs.handler.acceptTxs.Store(false)
 		// 		log.Info("Disable transaction acceptance randomly for the delay exceeding 10 blocks.")
 		// 	}
+	} else if op.td.Cmp(new(big.Int).Add(ourTD, common.Big2)) <= 0 { // common.Big2: difficulty of an in-turn block
+		// On BSC, blocks are produced much faster than on Ethereum.
+		// If the node is only slightly behind (e.g., 1 block), syncing is unnecessary.
+		// It's likely still processing broadcasted blocks or block hash announcements.
+		// In most cases, the node will catch up within 3 seconds.
+		time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+
+		// Re-check local head to see if it has caught up
+		if _, latestTD := cs.modeAndLocalHead(); ourTD.Cmp(latestTD) < 0 {
+			log.Trace("The local head is already caught up; synchronization is not required.")
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
+
 	return op
 }