diff --git a/eth/tracers/api.go b/eth/tracers/api.go
index 86ee254ef0..cf9f470eef 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api.go
@@ -935,6 +935,14 @@ func (api *API) TraceCall(ctx context.Context, args ethapi.TransactionArgs, bloc
 		tx          = args.ToTransaction(args.GasPrice == nil)
 		traceConfig *TraceConfig
 	)
+	// Lower the basefee to 0 to avoid breaking EVM
+	// invariants (basefee < feecap).
+	if msg.GasPrice.Sign() == 0 {
+		vmctx.BaseFee = new(big.Int)
+	}
+	if msg.BlobGasFeeCap != nil && msg.BlobGasFeeCap.BitLen() == 0 {
+		vmctx.BlobBaseFee = new(big.Int)
+	}
 	if config != nil {
 		traceConfig = &config.TraceConfig
 	}