diff --git a/tools/link.py b/tools/link.py
index ae89b4df7968b..3718f44e47c6b 100644
--- a/tools/link.py
+++ b/tools/link.py
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ def check_human_readable_list(items):
 
   # Run the translator to the new EH instructions with exnref
   if settings.WASM_EXNREF:
-    passes += ['--experimental-new-eh']
+    passes += ['--emit-exnref']
 
   return passes