diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 1ac9c5faa74a..4fa5b9e67e36 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -1246,8 +1246,6 @@ func RPCMarshalBlock(block *types.Block, inclTx bool, fullTx bool, config *param
 			}
 		}
 		fields["transactions"] = transactions
-		// inclTx also expands withdrawals
-		fields["withdrawals"] = block.Withdrawals()
 	}
 	uncles := block.Uncles()
 	uncleHashes := make([]common.Hash, len(uncles))
@@ -1255,7 +1253,9 @@ func RPCMarshalBlock(block *types.Block, inclTx bool, fullTx bool, config *param
 		uncleHashes[i] = uncle.Hash()
 	}
 	fields["uncles"] = uncleHashes
-
+	if block.Header().WithdrawalsHash != nil {
+		fields["withdrawals"] = block.Withdrawals()
+	}
 	return fields, nil
 }