diff --git a/consensus/misc/gaslimit.go b/consensus/misc/gaslimit.go
index dfcabd9a80..25f35300b9 100644
--- a/consensus/misc/gaslimit.go
+++ b/consensus/misc/gaslimit.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package misc
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func VerifyGaslimit(parentGasLimit, headerGasLimit uint64) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid gas limit: have %d, want %d +-= %d", headerGasLimit, parentGasLimit, limit-1)
 	}
 	if headerGasLimit < params.MinGasLimit {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid gas limit below %d", params.MinGasLimit)
+		return errors.New("invalid gas limit below 5000")
 	}
 	return nil
 }