diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go
index 052c3d14d..cd1655a5c 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1_nocgo.go
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ import (
 // see:
 //  - https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/f9401ae011ddf7f8d2d95020b7446c17f8d98dc1/crypto/signature_nocgo.go#L90-L93
 //  - https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/f9401ae011ddf7f8d2d95020b7446c17f8d98dc1/crypto/crypto.go#L39
-var secp256k1N, _ = new(big.Int).SetString("fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffebaaedce6af48a03bbfd25e8cd0364141", 16)
-var secp256k1halfN = new(big.Int).Div(secp256k1N, big.NewInt(2))
+var secp256k1halfN = new(big.Int).Rsh(secp256k1.S256().N, 1)
 
 // Sign creates an ECDSA signature on curve Secp256k1, using SHA256 on the msg.
 // The returned signature will be of the form R || S (in lower-S form).