diff --git a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
index 7a5ded2cf..d50db068d 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
@@ -85,6 +85,28 @@ static korp_mutex loading_module_list_lock;
 static bh_list registered_module_list_head;
 static bh_list *const registered_module_list = &registered_module_list_head;
 static korp_mutex registered_module_list_lock;
+
+void
+wasm_runtime_propagate_exception_from_import(
+    WASMModuleInstanceCommon *parent, WASMModuleInstanceCommon *sub_module)
+{
+    static const char exception_prefix[] = "Exception: ";
+    const char *message = NULL;
+
+    if (!parent || !sub_module)
+        return;
+
+    message = wasm_get_exception(sub_module);
+    if (message && message[0] != '\0') {
+        if (!strncmp(message, exception_prefix, sizeof(exception_prefix) - 1)) {
+            message += sizeof(exception_prefix) - 1;
+        }
+
+        wasm_set_exception(parent, message);
+        wasm_set_exception(sub_module, NULL);
+    }
+}
+
 static void
 wasm_runtime_destroy_registered_module_list(void);
 #endif /* WASM_ENABLE_MULTI_MODULE */
diff --git a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h
index 88f23485e..995f7236c 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h
+++ b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h
@@ -578,6 +578,10 @@ typedef struct WASMRegisteredModule {
     uint8 *orig_file_buf;
     uint32 orig_file_buf_size;
 } WASMRegisteredModule;
+
+void
+wasm_runtime_propagate_exception_from_import(
+    WASMModuleInstanceCommon *parent, WASMModuleInstanceCommon *sub_module);
 #endif
 
 typedef package_type_t PackageType;
diff --git a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_runtime.c b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_runtime.c
index f07950630..7ac6a66fc 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_runtime.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_runtime.c
@@ -103,29 +103,6 @@ wasm_resolve_symbols(WASMModule *module)
     return ret;
 }
 
-#if WASM_ENABLE_MULTI_MODULE != 0
-void
-wasm_runtime_propagate_exception_from_import(WASMModuleInstance *parent,
-                                             WASMModuleInstance *sub_module)
-{
-    static const char exception_prefix[] = "Exception: ";
-    const char *message = NULL;
-
-    if (!parent || !sub_module)
-        return;
-
-    message = wasm_get_exception(sub_module);
-    if (message && message[0] != '\0') {
-        if (!strncmp(message, exception_prefix, sizeof(exception_prefix) - 1)) {
-            message += sizeof(exception_prefix) - 1;
-        }
-
-        wasm_set_exception(parent, message);
-        wasm_set_exception(sub_module, NULL);
-    }
-}
-#endif
-
 #if WASM_ENABLE_MULTI_MODULE != 0
 static WASMFunction *
 wasm_resolve_function(const char *module_name, const char *function_name,
diff --git a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_runtime.h b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_runtime.h
index fef6eda43..0ba2049af 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_runtime.h
+++ b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_runtime.h
@@ -593,10 +593,6 @@ wasm_lookup_tag(const WASMModuleInstance *module_inst, const char *name,
                 const char *signature);
 #endif
 
-void
-wasm_runtime_propagate_exception_from_import(WASMModuleInstance *parent,
-                                             WASMModuleInstance *sub_module);
-
 #endif
 
 bool