diff --git a/lib/faerie/src/backend.rs b/lib/faerie/src/backend.rs
index 0d27ed490c..395a5c376c 100644
--- a/lib/faerie/src/backend.rs
+++ b/lib/faerie/src/backend.rs
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ impl Backend for FaerieBackend {
         // Nothing to do.
     }
 
+    fn publish(&mut self) {
+        // Nothing to do.
+    }
+
     fn finish(self) -> FaerieProduct {
         FaerieProduct {
             artifact: self.artifact,
diff --git a/lib/module/src/backend.rs b/lib/module/src/backend.rs
index 44a2aa95af..f167126191 100644
--- a/lib/module/src/backend.rs
+++ b/lib/module/src/backend.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ where
         namespace: &ModuleNamespace<Self>,
     ) -> Self::FinalizedData;
 
+    /// "Publish" all finalized functions and data objects to their ultimate destinations.
+    fn publish(&mut self);
+
     /// Consume this `Backend` and return a result. Some implementations may
     /// provide additional functionality through this result.
     fn finish(self) -> Self::Product;
diff --git a/lib/module/src/module.rs b/lib/module/src/module.rs
index cc89ad68c0..c15aa1ff58 100644
--- a/lib/module/src/module.rs
+++ b/lib/module/src/module.rs
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ where
             )
         };
         self.contents.functions[func].finalized = true;
+        self.backend.publish();
         output
     }
 
@@ -627,6 +628,7 @@ where
             )
         };
         self.contents.data_objects[data].finalized = true;
+        self.backend.publish();
         output
     }
 
@@ -646,6 +648,9 @@ where
                 );
             }
         }
+        for info in self.contents.functions.values_mut() {
+            info.finalized = true;
+        }
         for info in self.contents.data_objects.values() {
             if info.decl.linkage.is_definable() && !info.finalized {
                 self.backend.finalize_data(
@@ -658,12 +663,16 @@ where
                 );
             }
         }
+        for info in self.contents.data_objects.values_mut() {
+            info.finalized = true;
+        }
     }
 
     /// Consume the module and return the resulting `Product`. Some `Backend`
     /// implementations may provide additional functionality available after
     /// a `Module` is complete.
-    pub fn finish(self) -> B::Product {
+    pub fn finish(mut self) -> B::Product {
+        self.backend.publish();
         self.backend.finish()
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/simplejit/src/backend.rs b/lib/simplejit/src/backend.rs
index 2a23b93f0c..15a8985578 100644
--- a/lib/simplejit/src/backend.rs
+++ b/lib/simplejit/src/backend.rs
@@ -335,8 +335,6 @@ impl<'simple_jit_backend> Backend for SimpleJITBackend {
             }
         }
 
-        // Now that we're done patching, make the memory executable.
-        self.code_memory.set_executable();
         func.code
     }
 
@@ -397,10 +395,15 @@ impl<'simple_jit_backend> Backend for SimpleJITBackend {
             }
         }
 
-        self.readonly_memory.set_readonly();
         (data.storage, data.size)
     }
 
+    fn publish(&mut self) {
+        // Now that we're done patching, prepare the memory for execution!
+        self.readonly_memory.set_readonly();
+        self.code_memory.set_executable();
+    }
+
     /// SimpleJIT emits code and data into memory as it processes them, so it
     /// doesn't need to provide anything after the `Module` is complete.
     fn finish(self) -> () {}