diff --git a/src/v/wasm/wasmtime.cc b/src/v/wasm/wasmtime.cc
index 0e58b209a30ac..9736ab9c45ebd 100644
--- a/src/v/wasm/wasmtime.cc
+++ b/src/v/wasm/wasmtime.cc
@@ -895,37 +895,6 @@ struct host_function<module_func> {
         handle<wasm_functype_t, wasm_functype_delete> functype{
           wasm_functype_new(&inputs, &outputs)};
 
-        if (ssc.enabled()) {
-            if constexpr (ss::is_future<ReturnType>::value) {
-                handle<wasmtime_error_t, wasmtime_error_delete> error(
-                  wasmtime_linker_define_async_func(
-                    linker,
-                    Module::name.data(),
-                    Module::name.size(),
-                    function_name.data(),
-                    function_name.size(),
-                    functype.get(),
-                    &invoke_async_host_fn_with_strict_stack_checking,
-                    /*data=*/ssc.allocator,
-                    /*finalizer=*/nullptr));
-                check_error(error.get());
-            } else {
-                handle<wasmtime_error_t, wasmtime_error_delete> error(
-                  wasmtime_linker_define_func(
-                    linker,
-                    Module::name.data(),
-                    Module::name.size(),
-                    function_name.data(),
-                    function_name.size(),
-                    functype.get(),
-                    &invoke_sync_host_fn_with_strict_stack_checking,
-                    /*data=*/ssc.allocator,
-                    /*finalizer=*/nullptr));
-                check_error(error.get());
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-
         if constexpr (ss::is_future<ReturnType>::value) {
             handle<wasmtime_error_t, wasmtime_error_delete> error(
               wasmtime_linker_define_async_func(
@@ -935,8 +904,9 @@ struct host_function<module_func> {
                 function_name.data(),
                 function_name.size(),
                 functype.get(),
-                &invoke_async_host_fn,
-                /*data=*/nullptr,
+                ssc.enabled() ? &invoke_async_host_fn_with_strict_stack_checking
+                              : &invoke_async_host_fn,
+                /*data=*/ssc.allocator,
                 /*finalizer=*/nullptr));
             check_error(error.get());
         } else {
@@ -948,8 +918,9 @@ struct host_function<module_func> {
                 function_name.data(),
                 function_name.size(),
                 functype.get(),
-                &invoke_sync_host_fn,
-                /*data=*/nullptr,
+                ssc.enabled() ? &invoke_sync_host_fn_with_strict_stack_checking
+                              : &invoke_sync_host_fn,
+                /*data=*/ssc.allocator,
                 /*finalizer=*/nullptr));
             check_error(error.get());
         }