diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/handler.go b/eth/protocols/eth/handler.go
index a4ec1435f1..dd78d560a5 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/handler.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ var eth71 = map[uint64]msgHandler{
 
 var eth72 = map[uint64]msgHandler{
 	TransactionsMsg:               handleTransactions,
-	NewPooledTransactionHashesMsg: handleNewPooledTransactionHashes71,
+	NewPooledTransactionHashesMsg: handleNewPooledTransactionHashes72,
 	GetBlockHeadersMsg:            handleGetBlockHeaders,
 	BlockHeadersMsg:               handleBlockHeaders,
 	GetBlockBodiesMsg:             handleGetBlockBodies,
diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
index d191587812..ce2bc876c5 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ func handleNewPooledTransactionHashes(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer)
 	return backend.Handle(peer, ann)
 }
 
-func handleNewPooledTransactionHashes71(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer) error {
+func handleNewPooledTransactionHashes72(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer) error {
 	// New transaction announcement arrived, make sure we have
 	// a valid and fresh chain to handle them
 	if !backend.AcceptTxs() {