diff --git a/src-self-hosted/link.zig b/src-self-hosted/link.zig
index 6ed76ce561..cbc376f7ab 100644
--- a/src-self-hosted/link.zig
+++ b/src-self-hosted/link.zig
@@ -100,11 +100,13 @@ pub const File = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn makeExecutable(base: *File) !void {
-        std.debug.assert(base.tag != .c);
-        if (base.file) |f| {
-            f.close();
-            base.file = null;
-
+        switch (base.tag) {
+            .c => unreachable,
+            .wasm => {},
+            else => if (base.file) |f| {
+                f.close();
+                base.file = null;
+            },
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/stage2/compare_output.zig b/test/stage2/compare_output.zig
index 83dfddb3e8..4208cc3911 100644
--- a/test/stage2/compare_output.zig
+++ b/test/stage2/compare_output.zig
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ const linux_riscv64 = std.zig.CrossTarget{
     .os_tag = .linux,
 };
 
+const wasi = std.zig.CrossTarget{
+    .cpu_arch = .wasm32,
+    .os_tag = .wasi,
+};
+
 pub fn addCases(ctx: *TestContext) !void {
     {
         var case = ctx.exe("hello world with updates", linux_x64);
@@ -539,4 +544,35 @@ pub fn addCases(ctx: *TestContext) !void {
             "",
         );
     }
+
+    {
+        var case = ctx.exe("wasm returns", wasi);
+
+        case.addCompareOutput(
+            \\export fn _start() u32 {
+            \\    return 42;
+            \\}
+        ,
+            "42\n",
+        );
+
+        case.addCompareOutput(
+            \\export fn _start() i64 {
+            \\    return 42;
+            \\}
+        ,
+            "42\n",
+        );
+
+        case.addCompareOutput(
+            \\export fn _start() f32 {
+            \\    return 42.0;
+            \\}
+        ,
+            // This is what you get when you take the bits of the IEE-754
+            // representation of 42.0 and reinterpret them as an unsigned
+            // integer. Guess that's a bug in wasmtime.
+            "1109917696\n",
+        );
+    }
 }