diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 8639f180ab..ebf29e0520 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -1389,6 +1389,8 @@ func (s *StateDB) convertAccountSet(set map[common.Address]*types.StateAccount)
 	return ret
 }
 
+func (s *StateDB) SetEVM(evm *vm.EVM) {}
+
 // copySet returns a deep-copied set.
 func copySet[k comparable](set map[k][]byte) map[k][]byte {
 	copied := make(map[k][]byte, len(set))
diff --git a/core/vm/interface.go b/core/vm/interface.go
index 25ea39c5f1..3bbc6993cb 100644
--- a/core/vm/interface.go
+++ b/core/vm/interface.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ type StateDB interface {
 	GetLogs(hash common.Hash, blockNumber uint64, blockHash common.Hash) []*types.Log
 	TxIndex() int
 	Preimages() map[common.Hash][]byte
+	SetEVM(evm *EVM)
 }
 
 // CallContext provides a basic interface for the EVM calling conventions. The EVM
diff --git a/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go b/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go
index e7eabb9a67..bff205fbfd 100644
--- a/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go
+++ b/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, call *core.Message, opts *Options) (*core.Executio
 		dirtyState = opts.State.Copy()
 		evm        = vm.NewEVM(evmContext, msgContext, dirtyState, opts.Config, vm.Config{NoBaseFee: true})
 	)
+	dirtyState.SetEVM(evm)
 	// Monitor the outer context and interrupt the EVM upon cancellation. To avoid
 	// a dangling goroutine until the outer estimation finishes, create an internal
 	// context for the lifetime of this method call.