diff --git a/emcc.py b/emcc.py
index 564a10468b747..6c1a7d433b88d 100644
--- a/emcc.py
+++ b/emcc.py
@@ -3920,15 +3920,10 @@ def modularize():
 
   return %(return_value)s
 }
-%(capture_module_function_for_audio_worklet)s
 ''' % {
     'maybe_async': async_emit,
     'src': src,
     'return_value': return_value,
-    # Given the async nature of how the Module function and Module object come into existence in AudioWorkletGlobalScope,
-    # store the Module function under a different variable name so that AudioWorkletGlobalScope will be able to reference
-    # it without aliasing/conflicting with the Module variable name.
-    'capture_module_function_for_audio_worklet': 'globalThis.AudioWorkletModule = Module;' if settings.AUDIO_WORKLET and settings.MODULARIZE else ''
   }
 
   if settings.MINIMAL_RUNTIME and not settings.PTHREADS:
@@ -3953,6 +3948,7 @@ def modularize():
   %(script_url_node)s
   return (%(src)s);
 })();
+globalThis.AudioWorkletModule = %(EXPORT_NAME)s;
 ''' % {
       'node_imports': node_es6_imports(),
       'EXPORT_NAME': settings.EXPORT_NAME,
diff --git a/test/test_browser.py b/test/test_browser.py
index 12bd6420e3d21..2b32e5381d874 100644
--- a/test/test_browser.py
+++ b/test/test_browser.py
@@ -5611,6 +5611,13 @@ def test_audio_worklet(self, args):
   def test_audio_worklet_post_function(self, args):
     self.btest('webaudio/audioworklet_post_function.c', args=['-sAUDIO_WORKLET', '-sWASM_WORKERS'] + args, expected='1')
 
+  @parameterized({
+    '': ([],),
+    'closure': (['--closure', '1', '-Oz'],),
+  })
+  def test_audio_worklet_modularize(self, args):
+    self.btest_exit('webaudio/audioworklet.c', args=['-sAUDIO_WORKLET', '-sWASM_WORKERS', '-sMODULARIZE=1', '-sEXPORT_NAME=MyModule', '--shell-file', test_file('shell_that_launches_modularize.html')] + args)
+
   def test_error_reporting(self):
     # Test catching/reporting Error objects
     create_file('post.js', 'throw new Error("oops");')