diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/transaction/tx_value.rs b/crates/primitives/src/transaction/tx_value.rs
index db949f1d08..a25c1983b4 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/transaction/tx_value.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/transaction/tx_value.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,14 @@ impl Encodable for TxValue {
 impl Decodable for TxValue {
     #[inline]
     fn decode(buf: &mut &[u8]) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        U256::decode(buf).map(Self)
+        #[cfg(feature = "optimism")]
+        {
+            U256::decode(buf).map(Self)
+        }
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "optimism"))]
+        {
+            u128::decode(buf).map(Self::from)
+        }
     }
 }