diff --git a/eth/gasprice/gasprice.go b/eth/gasprice/gasprice.go
index fe2e4d408a..ac91e9cab7 100644
--- a/eth/gasprice/gasprice.go
+++ b/eth/gasprice/gasprice.go
@@ -120,14 +120,19 @@ func NewOracle(backend OracleBackend, params Config, startPrice *big.Int) *Oracl
 
 	cache := lru.NewCache[cacheKey, processedFees](2048)
 	headEvent := make(chan core.ChainHeadEvent, 1)
-	backend.SubscribeChainHeadEvent(headEvent)
+	sub := backend.SubscribeChainHeadEvent(headEvent)
 	go func() {
 		var lastHead common.Hash
-		for ev := range headEvent {
-			if ev.Header.ParentHash != lastHead {
-				cache.Purge()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case ev := <-headEvent:
+				if ev.Header.ParentHash != lastHead {
+					cache.Purge()
+				}
+				lastHead = ev.Header.Hash()
+			case <-sub.Err():
+				return
 			}
-			lastHead = ev.Header.Hash()
 		}
 	}()