diff --git a/lib/api/src/errors.rs b/lib/api/src/errors.rs
index a216cdda459..bb3d7b4db36 100644
--- a/lib/api/src/errors.rs
+++ b/lib/api/src/errors.rs
@@ -38,3 +38,10 @@ pub enum InstantiationError {
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", error("incorrect OS or architecture"))]
     DifferentArchOS,
 }
+
+#[cfg(feature = "core")]
+impl std::fmt::Display for InstantiationError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "InstantiationError")
+    }
+}