diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 4b74ccff51..97df2ed208 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/math"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetTd(blockHash common.Hash) *big.Int {
 }
 
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetEVM(ctx context.Context, msg core.Message, state *state.StateDB, header *types.Header) (*vm.EVM, func() error, error) {
-	state.SetBalance(msg.From(), math.MaxBig256)
+	state.AddBalance(msg.From(), new(big.Int).Mul(new(big.Int).SetUint64(msg.Gas()), msg.GasPrice()))
 	vmError := func() error { return nil }
 
 	context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, header, b.eth.BlockChain(), nil)
diff --git a/les/api_backend.go b/les/api_backend.go
index e01e1be98b..c3fa281b3f 100644
--- a/les/api_backend.go
+++ b/les/api_backend.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/math"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ func (b *LesApiBackend) GetTd(hash common.Hash) *big.Int {
 }
 
 func (b *LesApiBackend) GetEVM(ctx context.Context, msg core.Message, state *state.StateDB, header *types.Header) (*vm.EVM, func() error, error) {
-	state.SetBalance(msg.From(), math.MaxBig256)
+	state.AddBalance(msg.From(), new(big.Int).Mul(new(big.Int).SetUint64(msg.Gas()), msg.GasPrice()))
 	context := core.NewEVMContext(msg, header, b.eth.blockchain, nil)
 	return vm.NewEVM(context, state, b.eth.chainConfig, vm.Config{}), state.Error, nil
 }