diff --git a/core/txpool/validation.go b/core/txpool/validation.go
index 1b65d0c80f..284fc062fc 100644
--- a/core/txpool/validation.go
+++ b/core/txpool/validation.go
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ func ValidateTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, head *types.Header, signer types
 		// We require transactions to pay for 110% of intrinsic gas in order to
 		// prevent situations where a change in gas limit invalidates a lot
 		// of transactions in the txpool
-		if tx.Gas() < (intrGas.RegularGas*10)/9 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w: gas %v, minimum needed %v", core.ErrIntrinsicGas, tx.Gas(), intrGas.RegularGas)
+		if minGas := (intrGas.RegularGas * 10) / 9; tx.Gas() < minGas {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: gas %v, minimum needed %v", core.ErrIntrinsicGas, tx.Gas(), minGas)
 		}
 	}
 	if tx.Gas() < intrGas.RegularGas {