diff --git a/dependencies/wasm/CMakeLists.txt b/dependencies/wasm/CMakeLists.txt
index 9792ece6ca46..d81d068d9a45 100644
--- a/dependencies/wasm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dependencies/wasm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ if ("${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME}" STREQUAL "Windows")
 endif ()
 
 if (WITH_WABT)
-    set(WABT_VER 1.0.25)
+    # TODO: this commit hash is temporary until WABT produces
+    # a new release tag with revised API
+    set(WABT_VER 09c40635207d42dd30ffaca22477fd3491dd9e7d)
 
     message(STATUS "Fetching WABT ${WABT_VER}...")
     FetchContent_Declare(wabt
diff --git a/src/WasmExecutor.cpp b/src/WasmExecutor.cpp
index 28ff29b897de..330c7b3cb11b 100644
--- a/src/WasmExecutor.cpp
+++ b/src/WasmExecutor.cpp
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ struct WabtContext {
 };
 
 WabtContext &get_wabt_context(wabt::interp::Thread &thread) {
-    void *host_info = thread.host_info();
+    void *host_info = thread.GetCallerInstance()->host_info();
     wassert(host_info);
     return *(WabtContext *)host_info;
 }
@@ -2542,6 +2542,8 @@ int WasmModuleContents::run(const void **args) {
     }
 
     WabtContext wabt_context(jit_user_context, *memory, bdmalloc);
+    internal_assert(instance->host_info() == nullptr);
+    instance->set_host_info(&wabt_context);
 
     wabt::interp::Values wabt_args;
     wabt::interp::Values wabt_results;
@@ -2567,11 +2569,9 @@ int WasmModuleContents::run(const void **args) {
         }
     }
 
-    wabt::interp::Thread::Options options;
-    wabt::interp::Thread::Ptr thread = wabt::interp::Thread::New(store, options);
-    thread->set_host_info(&wabt_context);
+    wabt::interp::Thread thread(store);
 
-    auto r = func->Call(*thread, wabt_args, wabt_results, &trap);
+    auto r = func->Call(thread, wabt_args, wabt_results, &trap);
     if (WASM_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 2) {
         wabt::MemoryStream call_stream;
         WriteCall(&call_stream, func_name, *func_type, wabt_args, wabt_results, trap);
@@ -2603,6 +2603,7 @@ int WasmModuleContents::run(const void **args) {
     // between multiple invocations of the same function.
     // bdmalloc.reset();
 
+    instance->set_host_info(nullptr);
     return result;
 
 #endif