diff --git a/src/lib/libasync.js b/src/lib/libasync.js
index c79e4f6bfccbf..bb6f31f479886 100644
--- a/src/lib/libasync.js
+++ b/src/lib/libasync.js
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ addToLibrary({
   _load_secondary_module: async function() {
     // Mark the module as loading for the wasm module (so it doesn't try to load it again).
     wasmExports['load_secondary_module_status'].value = 1;
-    var imports = {'primary': wasmExports};
+    var imports = {'primary': wasmRawExports};
     // Replace '.wasm' suffix with '.deferred.wasm'.
     var deferred = wasmBinaryFile.slice(0, -5) + '.deferred.wasm';
     await instantiateAsync(null, deferred, imports);
diff --git a/src/postamble.js b/src/postamble.js
index 9879161660884..def31977cf86d 100644
--- a/src/postamble.js
+++ b/src/postamble.js
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@ function checkUnflushedContent() {
 #endif // ASSERTIONS
 
 var wasmExports;
+#if SPLIT_MODULE
+var wasmRawExports;
+#endif
 
 #if MODULARIZE == 'instance'
 // In MODULARIZE=instance mode we delay most of the initialization work until
diff --git a/src/preamble.js b/src/preamble.js
index c9002009f05d2..c86347746ee1a 100644
--- a/src/preamble.js
+++ b/src/preamble.js
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ var splitModuleProxyHandler = {
 #if RUNTIME_DEBUG
             dbg(`placeholder function called: ${base}`);
 #endif
-            var imports = {'primary': wasmExports};
+            var imports = {'primary': wasmRawExports};
             // Replace '.wasm' suffix with '.deferred.wasm'.
             loadSplitModule(secondaryFile, imports, base);
 #if RUNTIME_DEBUG
@@ -734,6 +734,9 @@ function getWasmImports() {
     reportUndefinedSymbols();
 #endif
 
+#if SPLIT_MODULE
+  wasmRawExports = wasmExports;
+#endif
 #if MEMORY64 || CAN_ADDRESS_2GB
     wasmExports = applySignatureConversions(wasmExports);
 #endif
diff --git a/test/other/test_split_module.c b/test/other/test_split_module.c
index a23e41e128931..4a46b391b559f 100644
--- a/test/other/test_split_module.c
+++ b/test/other/test_split_module.c
@@ -7,4 +7,12 @@ int foo() {
 
 EMSCRIPTEN_KEEPALIVE void say_hello() {
   printf("Hello! answer: %d\n", foo());
+
+  void* ptr = malloc(10);
+  if (ptr == NULL) {
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  free(ptr);
+  ptr = NULL;
 }