diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index a1d982e059..1abe30170e 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 		}
 	}
 	if vmContext.ExcessBlobGas != nil {
-		vmContext.BlobFee = eip4844.CalcBlobFee(*vmContext.ExcessBlobGas)
+		vmContext.BlobBaseFee = eip4844.CalcBlobFee(*vmContext.ExcessBlobGas)
 	}
 	// If DAO is supported/enabled, we need to handle it here. In geth 'proper', it's
 	// done in StateProcessor.Process(block, ...), right before transactions are applied.