diff --git a/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go b/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go
index e538084777..b43529eddb 100644
--- a/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go
+++ b/ethdb/pebble/pebble.go
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ func (d *Database) NewBatch() ethdb.Batch {
 // batch object without any pre-allocated space.
 func (d *Database) NewBatchWithSize(_ int) ethdb.Batch {
 	return &batch{
-		b: d.db.NewBatch(),
+		b:  d.db.NewBatch(),
+		db: d,
 	}
 }