diff --git a/tests/embind/test_finalization.js b/tests/embind/test_finalization.js
index 52b852ef12339..e2c0257e9cac6 100644
--- a/tests/embind/test_finalization.js
+++ b/tests/embind/test_finalization.js
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@ Module.onRuntimeInitialized = () => {
   const foo1 = new Module.Foo("Constructed from JS");
   const foo2 = Module.foo();
   const foo3 = Module.pFoo();
+  setTimeout(gc, 100);
 }
-
-setTimeout(gc, 100);
diff --git a/tests/test_other.py b/tests/test_other.py
index 506448a295bac..2c3bea444adbe 100644
--- a/tests/test_other.py
+++ b/tests/test_other.py
@@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@ def test_embind_finalization(self):
     self.run_process(
       [EMXX,
        test_file('embind/test_finalization.cpp'),
-       '--post-js', test_file('embind/test_finalization.js'),
+       '--pre-js', test_file('embind/test_finalization.js'),
        '--bind']
     )
     self.node_args += ['--expose-gc']