1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/tools/wasm-as.cpp b/src/tools/wasm-as.cpp
index be18ed355..2b854a2a0 100644
--- a/src/tools/wasm-as.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/wasm-as.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
   auto input(read_file<std::string>(options.extra["infile"], Flags::Text));
 
   Module wasm;
+  options.applyFeatures(wasm);
 
   try {
     if (options.debug) {
@@ -115,8 +116,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
     Fatal() << "error in parsing input";
   }
 
-  options.applyFeatures(wasm);
-
   if (options.extra["validate"] != "none") {
     if (options.debug) {
       std::cerr << "Validating..." << std::endl;