diff --git a/eth/tracers/api.go b/eth/tracers/api.go
index 0f544102af..9327f29ee9 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api.go
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ func (api *API) traceBlockParallel(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, stat
 
 	// Feed the transactions into the tracers and return
 	var failed error
+	blockCtx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), nil)
 txloop:
 	for i, tx := range txs {
 		// Send the trace task over for execution
@@ -681,7 +682,6 @@ txloop:
 		// Generate the next state snapshot fast without tracing
 		msg, _ := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, block.BaseFee())
 		statedb.SetTxContext(tx.Hash(), i)
-		blockCtx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), nil)
 		vmenv := vm.NewEVM(blockCtx, core.NewEVMTxContext(msg), statedb, api.backend.ChainConfig(), vm.Config{})
 		if _, err := core.ApplyMessage(vmenv, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(msg.GasLimit)); err != nil {
 			failed = err