diff --git a/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs b/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
index ace9b6856..802713f1c 100644
--- a/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
@@ -440,13 +440,13 @@ impl EmscriptenGlobals {
         }
 
         let (table_min, table_max) = get_emscripten_table_size(&module);
-        let (memory_min, memory_max) = get_emscripten_memory_size(&module);
+        let (memory_min, memory_max, shared) = get_emscripten_memory_size(&module);
 
         // Memory initialization
         let memory_type = MemoryDescriptor {
             minimum: memory_min,
             maximum: memory_max,
-            shared: false,
+            shared: shared,
         };
         let memory = Memory::new(memory_type).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/src/utils.rs b/lib/emscripten/src/utils.rs
index 7e3bc5318..356b644eb 100644
--- a/lib/emscripten/src/utils.rs
+++ b/lib/emscripten/src/utils.rs
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ pub fn get_emscripten_table_size(module: &Module) -> (u32, Option<u32>) {
     (table.minimum, table.maximum)
 }
 
-pub fn get_emscripten_memory_size(module: &Module) -> (Pages, Option<Pages>) {
+pub fn get_emscripten_memory_size(module: &Module) -> (Pages, Option<Pages>, bool) {
     let (_, memory) = &module.info().imported_memories[ImportedMemoryIndex::new(0)];
-    (memory.minimum, memory.maximum)
+    (memory.minimum, memory.maximum, memory.shared)
 }
 
 /// Reads values written by `-s EMIT_EMSCRIPTEN_METADATA=1`