diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
index 7bf360ff65f5..affe44cf060f 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
@@ -1494,22 +1494,22 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) promoteExecutables(accounts []common.Address) []*types.T
 // equal number for all for accounts with many pending transactions.
 func (pool *LegacyPool) truncatePending() {
 	pending := uint64(0)
-	for _, list := range pool.pending {
-		pending += uint64(list.Len())
-	}
-	if pending <= pool.config.GlobalSlots {
-		return
-	}
 
-	pendingBeforeCap := pending
 	// Assemble a spam order to penalize large transactors first
-	spammers := prque.New[int64, common.Address](nil)
+	spammers := prque.New[uint64, common.Address](nil)
 	for addr, list := range pool.pending {
 		// Only evict transactions from high rollers
-		if uint64(list.Len()) > pool.config.AccountSlots {
-			spammers.Push(addr, int64(list.Len()))
+		length := uint64(list.Len())
+		pending += length
+		if length > pool.config.AccountSlots {
+			spammers.Push(addr, length)
 		}
 	}
+	if pending <= pool.config.GlobalSlots {
+		return
+	}
+	pendingBeforeCap := pending
+
 	// Gradually drop transactions from offenders
 	offenders := []common.Address{}
 	for pending > pool.config.GlobalSlots && !spammers.Empty() {