diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 6b77640807..f19cee7c23 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -1172,17 +1172,19 @@ func AccessList(ctx context.Context, b Backend, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrH
 	}
 
 	// Prevent redundant operations if args contain more authorizations than EVM may handle
-	maxAuthorizations := uint64(*args.Gas) / params.TxAuthTupleGas
-	if uint64(len(args.AuthorizationList)) <= maxAuthorizations {
-		for _, auth := range args.AuthorizationList {
-			// Duplicating stateTransition.validateAuthorization() logic
-			if (!auth.ChainID.IsZero() && auth.ChainID.CmpBig(b.ChainConfig().ChainID) != 0) || auth.Nonce+1 < auth.Nonce {
-				continue
-			}
+	maxAuthorizations := uint64(*args.Gas) / params.CallNewAccountGas
+	if uint64(len(args.AuthorizationList)) > maxAuthorizations {
+		return nil, 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("insufficient gas to process all authorizations")
+	}
 
-			if authority, err := auth.Authority(); err == nil {
-				addressesToExclude[authority] = struct{}{}
-			}
+	for _, auth := range args.AuthorizationList {
+		// Duplicating stateTransition.validateAuthorization() logic
+		if (!auth.ChainID.IsZero() && auth.ChainID.CmpBig(b.ChainConfig().ChainID) != 0) || auth.Nonce+1 < auth.Nonce {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if authority, err := auth.Authority(); err == nil {
+			addressesToExclude[authority] = struct{}{}
 		}
 	}