diff --git a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
index 47785017aaa2..48332eca49c7 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (sim *simulator) sanitizeCall(call *TransactionArgs, state *state.StateDB,
 		call.Gas = (*hexutil.Uint64)(&remaining)
 	}
 	if *gasUsed+uint64(*call.Gas) > blockContext.GasLimit {
-		return &blockGasLimitReachedError{fmt.Sprintf("block gas limit reached: %d >= %d", gasUsed, blockContext.GasLimit)}
+		return &blockGasLimitReachedError{fmt.Sprintf("block gas limit reached: %d >= %d", *gasUsed, blockContext.GasLimit)}
 	}
 	if err := call.CallDefaults(sim.gp.Gas(), header.BaseFee, sim.chainConfig.ChainID); err != nil {
 		return err