diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/revm/env.rs b/crates/primitives/src/revm/env.rs
index a46eaf5b32a2..14e7cc1083e0 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/revm/env.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/revm/env.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,18 @@ pub fn fill_block_env_with_coinbase(
 
 /// Return the coinbase address for the given header and chain spec.
 pub fn block_coinbase(chain_spec: &ChainSpec, header: &Header, after_merge: bool) -> Address {
-    if chain_spec.chain == Chain::goerli() && !after_merge {
+    // Clique consensus fills the EXTRA_SEAL (last 65 bytes) of the extra data with the
+    // signer's signature.
+    //
+    // On the genesis block, the extra data is filled with zeros, so we should not attempt to
+    // recover the signer on the genesis block.
+    //
+    // From EIP-225:
+    //
+    // * `EXTRA_SEAL`: Fixed number of extra-data suffix bytes reserved for signer seal.
+    //   * 65 bytes fixed as signatures are based on the standard `secp256k1` curve.
+    //   * Filled with zeros on genesis block.
+    if chain_spec.chain == Chain::goerli() && !after_merge && header.number > 0 {
         recover_header_signer(header).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
             panic!(
                 "Failed to recover goerli Clique Consensus signer from header ({}, {}) using extradata {}: {:?}",
@@ -324,3 +335,18 @@ pub fn fill_op_tx_env<T: AsRef<Transaction>>(
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::GOERLI;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_recover_genesis_goerli_signer() {
+        // just ensures that `block_coinbase` does not panic on the genesis block
+        let chain_spec = GOERLI.clone();
+        let header = chain_spec.genesis_header();
+        let block_coinbase = block_coinbase(&chain_spec, &header, false);
+        assert_eq!(block_coinbase, header.beneficiary);
+    }
+}