diff --git a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_loader_common.c b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_loader_common.c
index da5b7d45f..773e78c51 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_loader_common.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_loader_common.c
@@ -85,6 +85,21 @@ is_valid_value_type(uint8 type)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool
+is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(uint8 value_type)
+{
+#if (WASM_ENABLE_WAMR_COMPILER == 0) && (WASM_ENABLE_JIT == 0)
+    /*
+     * Note: regardless of WASM_ENABLE_SIMD, our interpreters don't have
+     * SIMD implemented. It's safer to reject v128, especially for the
+     * fast interpreter.
+     */
+    if (value_type == VALUE_TYPE_V128)
+        return false;
+#endif
+    return is_valid_value_type(value_type);
+}
+
 bool
 is_valid_func_type(const WASMFuncType *func_type)
 {
diff --git a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_loader_common.h b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_loader_common.h
index 197df9159..6bd0cf6c2 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_loader_common.h
+++ b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_loader_common.h
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ wasm_memory_check_flags(const uint8 mem_flag, char *error_buf,
 bool
 is_valid_value_type(uint8 value_tpye);
 
+bool
+is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(uint8 value_tpye);
+
 bool
 is_valid_func_type(const WASMFuncType *func_type);
 
@@ -31,4 +34,4 @@ is_indices_overflow(uint32 import, uint32 other, char *error_buf,
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif /* end of _WASM_LOADER_COMMON_H */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* end of _WASM_LOADER_COMMON_H */
diff --git a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c
index cc6914e46..ec40bbf34 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c
@@ -334,8 +334,10 @@ is_packed_type(uint8 type)
 static bool
 is_byte_a_type(uint8 type)
 {
-    return (is_valid_value_type(type) || (type == VALUE_TYPE_VOID)) ? true
-                                                                    : false;
+    return (is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(type)
+            || (type == VALUE_TYPE_VOID))
+               ? true
+               : false;
 }
 
 #if WASM_ENABLE_SIMD != 0
@@ -1443,7 +1445,7 @@ resolve_value_type(const uint8 **p_buf, const uint8 *buf_end,
     }
     else {
         /* type which can be represented by one byte */
-        if (!is_valid_value_type(type)
+        if (!is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(type)
             && !(allow_packed_type && is_packed_type(type))) {
             set_error_buf(error_buf, error_buf_size, "type mismatch");
             return false;
@@ -1953,7 +1955,7 @@ load_type_section(const uint8 *buf, const uint8 *buf_end, WASMModule *module,
                 type->types[param_count + j] = read_uint8(p);
             }
             for (j = 0; j < param_count + result_count; j++) {
-                if (!is_valid_value_type(type->types[j])) {
+                if (!is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(type->types[j])) {
                     set_error_buf(error_buf, error_buf_size,
                                   "unknown value type");
                     return false;
@@ -3049,7 +3051,7 @@ load_global_import(const uint8 **p_buf, const uint8 *buf_end,
     CHECK_BUF(p, p_end, 2);
     /* global type */
     declare_type = read_uint8(p);
-    if (!is_valid_value_type(declare_type)) {
+    if (!is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(declare_type)) {
         set_error_buf(error_buf, error_buf_size, "type mismatch");
         return false;
     }
@@ -3766,7 +3768,7 @@ load_function_section(const uint8 *buf, const uint8 *buf_end,
                 CHECK_BUF(p_code, buf_code_end, 1);
                 /* 0x7F/0x7E/0x7D/0x7C */
                 type = read_uint8(p_code);
-                if (!is_valid_value_type(type)) {
+                if (!is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(type)) {
                     if (type == VALUE_TYPE_V128)
                         set_error_buf(error_buf, error_buf_size,
                                       "v128 value type requires simd feature");
@@ -4046,7 +4048,7 @@ load_global_section(const uint8 *buf, const uint8 *buf_end, WASMModule *module,
             CHECK_BUF(p, p_end, 2);
             /* global type */
             global->type.val_type = read_uint8(p);
-            if (!is_valid_value_type(global->type.val_type)) {
+            if (!is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(global->type.val_type)) {
                 set_error_buf(error_buf, error_buf_size, "type mismatch");
                 return false;
             }
@@ -12367,7 +12369,7 @@ re_scan:
 #if WASM_ENABLE_GC == 0
                 CHECK_BUF(p, p_end, 1);
                 type = read_uint8(p);
-                if (!is_valid_value_type(type)) {
+                if (!is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(type)) {
                     set_error_buf(error_buf, error_buf_size,
                                   "unknown value type");
                     goto fail;
diff --git a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_mini_loader.c b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_mini_loader.c
index 7cef41653..0012b84ae 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_mini_loader.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_mini_loader.c
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ is_64bit_type(uint8 type)
 static bool
 is_byte_a_type(uint8 type)
 {
-    return is_valid_value_type(type) || (type == VALUE_TYPE_VOID);
+    return is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(type)
+           || (type == VALUE_TYPE_VOID);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ load_type_section(const uint8 *buf, const uint8 *buf_end, WASMModule *module,
                 type->types[param_count + j] = read_uint8(p);
             }
             for (j = 0; j < param_count + result_count; j++) {
-                bh_assert(is_valid_value_type(type->types[j]));
+                bh_assert(is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(type->types[j]));
             }
 
             param_cell_num = wasm_get_cell_num(type->types, param_count);
@@ -1218,7 +1219,7 @@ load_function_section(const uint8 *buf, const uint8 *buf_end,
                 CHECK_BUF(p_code, buf_code_end, 1);
                 /* 0x7F/0x7E/0x7D/0x7C */
                 type = read_uint8(p_code);
-                bh_assert(is_valid_value_type(type));
+                bh_assert(is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(type));
                 for (k = 0; k < sub_local_count; k++) {
                     func->local_types[local_type_index++] = type;
                 }
@@ -6828,7 +6829,7 @@ re_scan:
 
                 CHECK_BUF(p, p_end, 1);
                 ref_type = read_uint8(p);
-                if (!is_valid_value_type(ref_type)) {
+                if (!is_valid_value_type_for_interpreter(ref_type)) {
                     set_error_buf(error_buf, error_buf_size,
                                   "unknown value type");
                     goto fail;