diff --git a/examples/linking.c b/examples/linking.c
index 95c28fd641..f3dc199429 100644
--- a/examples/linking.c
+++ b/examples/linking.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int main() {
   wasi_config_inherit_stdout(wasi_config);
   wasi_config_inherit_stderr(wasi_config);
   wasm_trap_t *trap = NULL;
-  wasi_instance_t *wasi = wasi_instance_new(store, wasi_config, &trap);
+  wasi_instance_t *wasi = wasi_instance_new(store, "wasi_snapshot_preview1", wasi_config, &trap);
   if (wasi == NULL) {
     print_trap(trap);
     exit(1);
diff --git a/examples/wasi/main.c b/examples/wasi/main.c
index 513dc362ed..6e027025a3 100644
--- a/examples/wasi/main.c
+++ b/examples/wasi/main.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int main() {
   wasi_config_inherit_stdout(wasi_config);
   wasi_config_inherit_stderr(wasi_config);
   wasm_trap_t *trap = NULL;
-  wasi_instance_t *wasi = wasi_instance_new(store, wasi_config, &trap);
+  wasi_instance_t *wasi = wasi_instance_new(store, "wasi_snapshot_preview1", wasi_config, &trap);
   if (wasi == NULL) {
     print_trap(trap);
     exit(1);