diff --git a/test/test_core.py b/test/test_core.py
index 201d55b4efb5b..40b08cd84cb10 100644
--- a/test/test_core.py
+++ b/test/test_core.py
@@ -8599,7 +8599,7 @@ def test_memprof_requirements(self):
         }
       };
     ''')
-    self.do_runf('hello_world.c', 'able to run memprof', cflags=['--memoryprofiler', '--pre-js=pre.js'])
+    self.do_runf('hello_world.c', 'able to run memprof', cflags=['--memoryprofiler', '--pre-js=pre.js', '-sINCOMING_MODULE_JS_API=onRuntimeInitialized'])
 
   @no_wasmfs('depends on MEMFS which WASMFS does not have')
   def test_fs_dict(self):