diff --git a/eth/tracers/api.go b/eth/tracers/api.go
index 5a60766373..4547420d9a 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api.go
@@ -953,18 +953,16 @@ func (api *API) TraceCall(ctx context.Context, args ethapi.TransactionArgs, bloc
 	}
 	defer release()
 
-	h := *block.Header()
+	h := block.Header()
 
 	if config != nil && config.BlockOverrides != nil {
-		h = *config.BlockOverrides.MakeHeader(block.Header())
-		if h.Number.Uint64() == block.NumberU64()+1 {
+		if config.BlockOverrides.Number.ToInt().Uint64() == h.Number.Uint64()+1 {
+			h = config.BlockOverrides.MakeHeader(block.Header())
 			h.ParentHash = block.Hash()
-		} else if h.Number.Uint64() > block.NumberU64()+1 {
-			h.ParentHash = common.Hash{}
 		}
 	}
 
-	vmctx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(&h, api.chainContext(ctx), nil)
+	vmctx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(h, api.chainContext(ctx), nil)
 	// Apply the customization rules if required.
 	if config != nil {
 		if overrideErr := config.BlockOverrides.Apply(&vmctx); overrideErr != nil {
diff --git a/eth/tracers/api_test.go b/eth/tracers/api_test.go
index 670f9f1186..4129ff5e2b 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api_test.go
@@ -689,9 +689,6 @@ func TestTracingWithOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 		Failed      bool
 		ReturnValue string
 	}
-	overrideBlockNumber := genBlocks + 1
-	parentHash := backend.chain.GetHeaderByNumber(uint64(genBlocks)).Hash().Hex()[2:]
-	expectParent := fmt.Sprintf("0x%064s", parentHash)
 
 	var testSuite = []struct {
 		blockNumber rpc.BlockNumber
@@ -792,7 +789,7 @@ func TestTracingWithOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: `{"gas":72666,"failed":false,"returnValue":"0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"}`,
 		},
-		{ // Override blocknumber, and query a blockhash
+		{ // Override blocknumber with block n+1 and query a blockhash (resolves issue #32175)
 			blockNumber: rpc.LatestBlockNumber,
 			call: ethapi.TransactionArgs{
 				From: &accounts[0].addr,
@@ -807,9 +804,9 @@ func TestTracingWithOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 				}), // blocknumber
 			},
 			config: &TraceCallConfig{
-				BlockOverrides: &override.BlockOverrides{Number: (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(int64(overrideBlockNumber)))},
+				BlockOverrides: &override.BlockOverrides{Number: (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(int64(genBlocks + 1)))},
 			},
-			want: fmt.Sprintf(`{"gas":59590,"failed":false,"returnValue":"%s"}`, expectParent),
+			want: fmt.Sprintf(`{"gas":59590,"failed":false,"returnValue":"%s"}`, fmt.Sprintf("0x%064s", backend.chain.GetHeaderByNumber(uint64(genBlocks)).Hash().Hex()[2:])),
 		},
 		/*
 			pragma solidity =0.8.12;