diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 8748d444fa..57324cb250 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetEVM(ctx context.Context, msg core.Message, state *sta
 	vmError := func() error { return nil }
 
 	context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, header, b.eth.BlockChain(), nil)
-	return vm.NewEVM(context, state, b.eth.chainConfig, vmCfg), vmError, nil
+	// FIXME: Remove vmCfg param from GetEVM().
+	return vm.NewEVM(context, state, b.eth.chainConfig, *b.eth.blockchain.GetVMConfig()), vmError, nil
 }
 
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) SubscribeRemovedLogsEvent(ch chan<- core.RemovedLogsEvent) event.Subscription {