diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImpl.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImpl.java
index 3ab2961734f..43af4e3866e 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImpl.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImpl.java
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ private List<TransactionProcessingResult> trace(
                       worldUpdater,
                       header,
                       transaction,
-                      header.getCoinbase(),
+                      protocolSpec.getMiningBeneficiaryCalculator().calculateBeneficiary(header),
                       tracer,
                       new CachingBlockHashLookup(header, blockchain),
                       false,