diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 14053f1450..556af40b4a 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -210,7 +210,11 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	}
 
 	// startup ancient freeze
-	if err = chainDb.SetupFreezerEnv(&ethdb.FreezerEnv{
+	freezeDb := chainDb
+	if stack.CheckIfMultiDataBase() {
+		freezeDb = chainDb.BlockStore()
+	}
+	if err = freezeDb.SetupFreezerEnv(&ethdb.FreezerEnv{
 		ChainCfg:         chainConfig,
 		BlobExtraReserve: config.BlobExtraReserve,
 	}); err != nil {