diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
index 0b93fd6709..f675064e10 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func handleReceipts68(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer) error {
 		}
 		return hashes
 	}
-	encoded := types.ReceiptsToRLP(res.ReceiptsResponse)
+	encoded := ReceiptsRLPResponse(types.ReceiptsToRLP(res.ReceiptsResponse))
 	return peer.dispatchResponse(&Response{
 		id:   res.RequestId,
 		code: ReceiptsMsg,