diff --git a/test/test_core.py b/test/test_core.py
index 7fd563448bb99..d76f59bd8f249 100644
--- a/test/test_core.py
+++ b/test/test_core.py
@@ -4876,7 +4876,11 @@ def test_dylink_raii_exceptions(self):
 
   @with_all_eh_sjlj
   @with_dylink_reversed
-  def test_dylink_exceptions_try_catch(self):
+  @parameterized({
+    '': ([],),
+    'dyncalls': (['-sDYNCALLS'],),
+  })
+  def test_dylink_exceptions_try_catch(self, args):
     self.dylink_test(main=r'''
       #include <stdio.h>
       extern void side();
@@ -4898,7 +4902,7 @@ def test_dylink_exceptions_try_catch(self):
           printf("side: caught %.1f\n", f);
         }
       }
-      ''', expected=['main: caught 3\nside: caught 5.3\n'])
+      ''', expected=['main: caught 3\nside: caught 5.3\n'], cflags=args)
 
   @with_all_eh_sjlj
   @with_dylink_reversed
diff --git a/tools/js_manipulation.py b/tools/js_manipulation.py
index fafc45372af93..8e1392c71e5f6 100644
--- a/tools/js_manipulation.py
+++ b/tools/js_manipulation.py
@@ -107,18 +107,19 @@ def isidentifier(name):
 
 
 def make_dynCall(sig, args):
-  # wasm2c and asyncify are not yet compatible with direct wasm table calls
   if settings.MEMORY64:
     args = list(args)
     args[0] = f'Number({args[0]})'
+  # wasm2c and asyncify are not yet compatible with direct wasm table calls so use
+  # the legacy DYNCALLS mechanism.
   if settings.DYNCALLS or not is_legal_sig(sig):
     args = ','.join(args)
-    if not settings.MAIN_MODULE and not settings.SIDE_MODULE:
-      # Optimize dynCall accesses in the case when not building with dynamic
-      # linking enabled.
-      return 'dynCall_%s(%s)' % (sig, args)
-    else:
-      return 'Module["dynCall_%s"](%s)' % (sig, args)
+    if settings.MAIN_MODULE or settings.SIDE_MODULE:
+      # In dynamic linking mode not all of the dynCall_xxx function are defined
+      # in the main module so might not be available as global symbols.
+      # See `registerDynCallSymbols` in `libdylink.js`.
+      return "dynCalls['%s'](%s)" % (sig, args)
+    return 'dynCall_%s(%s)' % (sig, args)
   else:
     call_args = ",".join(args[1:])
     return f'getWasmTableEntry({args[0]})({call_args})'