diff --git a/itests/eth_api_test.go b/itests/eth_api_test.go
index 32949cc7163..c24b3241615 100644
--- a/itests/eth_api_test.go
+++ b/itests/eth_api_test.go
@@ -87,3 +87,25 @@ func TestFilecoinAddressToEthAddress(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.ErrorContains(t, err, ethtypes.ErrInvalidAddress.Error())
 }
+
+func TestEthGetGenesis(t *testing.T) {
+	blockTime := 100 * time.Millisecond
+	client, _, ens := kit.EnsembleMinimal(t, kit.MockProofs(), kit.ThroughRPC())
+	ens.InterconnectAll().BeginMining(blockTime)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	ethBlk, err := client.EVM().EthGetBlockByNumber(ctx, "0x0", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	genesis, err := client.ChainGetGenesis(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	genesisCid, err := genesis.Key().Cid()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	genesisHash, err := ethtypes.EthHashFromCid(genesisCid)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, ethBlk.Hash, genesisHash)
+}
diff --git a/node/impl/full/eth.go b/node/impl/full/eth.go
index 0bdf8c14015..907adf8cd8d 100644
--- a/node/impl/full/eth.go
+++ b/node/impl/full/eth.go
@@ -1763,11 +1763,7 @@ func (e *ethSubscription) stop() {
 }
 
 func newEthBlockFromFilecoinTipSet(ctx context.Context, ts *types.TipSet, fullTxInfo bool, cs *store.ChainStore, sa StateAPI) (ethtypes.EthBlock, error) {
-	parent, err := cs.LoadTipSet(ctx, ts.Parents())
-	if err != nil {
-		return ethtypes.EthBlock{}, err
-	}
-	parentKeyCid, err := parent.Key().Cid()
+	parentKeyCid, err := ts.Parents().Cid()
 	if err != nil {
 		return ethtypes.EthBlock{}, err
 	}