diff --git a/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go b/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go
index 0e4f068cee..fa5a324984 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go
@@ -731,9 +731,6 @@ func (f *BlockFetcher) loop() {
 						matched = true
 						if f.getBlock(hash) == nil {
 							block := types.NewBlockWithHeader(announce.header).WithBody(task.transactions[i], task.uncles[i])
-							if block.Header().EmptyWithdrawalsHash() {
-								block = block.WithWithdrawals(make([]*types.Withdrawal, 0))
-							}
 							block = block.WithSidecars(task.sidecars[i])
 							block.ReceivedAt = task.time
 							blocks = append(blocks, block)
@@ -919,6 +916,10 @@ func (f *BlockFetcher) importBlocks(op *blockOrHeaderInject) {
 			return
 		}
 
+		if block.Header().EmptyWithdrawalsHash() {
+			block = block.WithWithdrawals(make([]*types.Withdrawal, 0))
+		}
+
 		defer func() { f.done <- hash }()
 		// Quickly validate the header and propagate the block if it passes
 		switch err := f.verifyHeader(block.Header()); err {