diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index b291bcfbc6..a3fd2da531 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -565,5 +565,6 @@ func (evm *EVM) GetVMContext() *live.VMContext {
 		GasPrice:    evm.TxContext.GasPrice,
 		ChainConfig: evm.ChainConfig(),
 		StateDB:     evm.StateDB,
+		VM:          evm,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/eth/tracers/directory/live/dir.go b/eth/tracers/directory/live/dir.go
index 9e89c0f36c..fca3654141 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/directory/live/dir.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/directory/live/dir.go
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ type StateDB interface {
 	GetRefund() uint64
 }
 
+// Canceler is an interface that wraps the Cancel method.
+// It allows loggers to cancel EVM processing.
+type Canceler interface {
+	Cancel()
+}
+
 type VMContext struct {
 	Coinbase    common.Address
 	BlockNumber *big.Int
@@ -38,6 +44,7 @@ type VMContext struct {
 	GasPrice    *big.Int
 	ChainConfig *params.ChainConfig
 	StateDB     StateDB
+	VM          Canceler
 }
 
 // BlockEvent is emitted upon tracing an incoming block.
diff --git a/eth/tracers/js/goja.go b/eth/tracers/js/goja.go
index f6ed3ed229..3e0a4b592f 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/js/goja.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/js/goja.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (t *jsTracer) CaptureTxStart(env *live.VMContext, tx *types.Transaction, fr
 	gasPriceBig, err := t.toBig(t.vm, env.GasPrice.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.err = err
-		t.env.Cancel()
+		t.env.VM.Cancel()
 		return
 	}
 	t.ctx["gasPrice"] = gasPriceBig
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (t *jsTracer) CaptureTxEnd(receipt *types.Receipt, err error) {
 func (t *jsTracer) CaptureStart(from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int) {
 	cancel := func(err error) {
 		t.err = err
-		t.env.Cancel()
+		t.env.VM.Cancel()
 	}
 	if create {
 		t.ctx["type"] = t.vm.ToValue("CREATE")
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (t *jsTracer) onError(context string, err error) {
 	t.err = wrapError(context, err)
 	// `env` is set on CaptureStart which comes before any JS execution.
 	// So it should be non-nil.
-	t.env.Cancel()
+	t.env.VM.Cancel()
 }
 
 func wrapError(context string, err error) error {