diff --git a/eth/tracers/api.go b/eth/tracers/api.go
index e234851e37..5019780559 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api.go
@@ -945,7 +945,8 @@ func (api *API) TraceCall(ctx context.Context, args ethapi.TransactionArgs, bloc
 	}
 	defer release()
 
-	if config != nil && config.TxIndex != nil {
+	// Apply only when we have used StateAtBlock since `StateAtTransaction` already handles the beacon root
+	if config == nil || config.TxIndex == nil {
 		if beaconRoot := block.BeaconRoot(); beaconRoot != nil {
 			context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), nil)
 			vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, vm.TxContext{}, statedb, api.backend.ChainConfig(), vm.Config{})