diff --git a/crates/zkvm/lib/src/ed25519.rs b/crates/zkvm/lib/src/ed25519.rs
index e2e0e7ac..27d0be1a 100644
--- a/crates/zkvm/lib/src/ed25519.rs
+++ b/crates/zkvm/lib/src/ed25519.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl AffinePoint<N> for Ed25519AffinePoint {
     }
 
     fn identity() -> Self {
-        Self::identity()
+        Self(Self::IDENTITY)
     }
 
     fn limbs_ref(&self) -> &[u32; N] {