diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 0a754b6e2..bdc2f4c43 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -768,6 +768,9 @@ func (w *worker) commitTransactions(txs *types.TransactionsByPriceAndNonce, coin
 		legacyGasLimit = w.current.header.GasLimit
 		w.current.gasPool = new(core.GasPool).AddGas(legacyGasLimit)
 	}
+	if w.chainConfig.IsEIP1559(w.current.header.Number) && w.current.gp1559 == nil {
+		w.current.gp1559 = new(core.GasPool).AddGas(params.MaxGasEIP1559)
+	}
 
 	var coalescedLogs []*types.Log