diff --git a/test/fixtures/es-modules/loop.mjs b/test/fixtures/es-modules/loop.mjs
index 33a382bdde7dab..edd111abb9e9b7 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/es-modules/loop.mjs
+++ b/test/fixtures/es-modules/loop.mjs
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ while (t > 0) {
     console.log(`Outputed message #${k++}`);
   }
 }
-process.exit(55);
\ No newline at end of file
+process.exit(55);
+
+// test/parallel/test-inspector-esm.js expects t and k to be context-allocated.
+(function force_context_allocation() { return t + k; })