diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 8f736226c7..f63ef58d03 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -818,7 +818,10 @@ func DoEstimateGas(ctx context.Context, b Backend, args TransactionArgs, blockNr
 	if state == nil || err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	if err := overrides.Apply(state, nil); err != nil {
+	blockCtx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, NewChainContext(ctx, b), nil)
+	rules := b.ChainConfig().Rules(blockCtx.BlockNumber, blockCtx.Random != nil, blockCtx.Time)
+	precompiles := vm.ActivePrecompiledContracts(rules)
+	if err := overrides.Apply(state, precompiles); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	// Construct the gas estimator option from the user input