diff --git a/ethclient/ethclient.go b/ethclient/ethclient.go
index 2596528b7d..6741312331 100644
--- a/ethclient/ethclient.go
+++ b/ethclient/ethclient.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/rpc"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+
+	// Force-load precompiles to trigger registration
+	_ "github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/precompile/registry"
 )
 
 // Verify that Client implements required interfaces