diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/prestate_test.go b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/prestate_test.go
index 9a9189e399..24dfa17f91 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/prestate_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/prestate_test.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func testPrestateDiffTracer(tracerName string, dirPath string, t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			statedb.SetLogger(tracer)
 			evm := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, test.Genesis.Config, vm.Config{Tracer: tracer})
-			msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, nil)
+			msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, test.Genesis.BaseFee)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to prepare transaction for tracing: %v", err)
 			}