diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 195a4935b33382..e172c319af92aa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1640,9 +1640,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "goblin"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c69552f48b18aa6102ce0c82dd9bc9d3f8af5fc0a5797069b1b466b90570e39c"
+checksum = "0b1800b95efee8ad4ef04517d4d69f8e209e763b1668f1179aeeedd0e454da55"
 dependencies = [
  "log 0.4.14",
  "plain",
@@ -5898,9 +5898,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "solana_rbpf"
-version = "0.2.12"
+version = "0.2.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c44596a3613a44f76a7f6e5205464a1e78d1529fa19e8eacde0b9e55a6387f50"
+checksum = "fc1dced9892c2b0273318ef4d8486112ea7c7a7b8eb563a20e7858ad921b4719"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "combine",
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index d04fc4305910a1..7f78587737d985 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ solana-config-program = { path = "../programs/config", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-faucet = { path = "../faucet", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-logger = { path = "../logger", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-net-utils = { path = "../net-utils", version = "=1.8.7" }
-solana_rbpf = "=0.2.12"
+solana_rbpf = "=0.2.13"
 solana-remote-wallet = { path = "../remote-wallet", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-sdk = { path = "../sdk", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-transaction-status = { path = "../transaction-status", version = "=1.8.7" }
diff --git a/cli/src/program.rs b/cli/src/program.rs
index 2b8dbdcfbefa88..c1ba6b2c7c839c 100644
--- a/cli/src/program.rs
+++ b/cli/src/program.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use {
     clap::{App, AppSettings, Arg, ArgMatches, SubCommand},
     log::*,
     solana_account_decoder::{UiAccountEncoding, UiDataSliceConfig},
-    solana_bpf_loader_program::{BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter},
+    solana_bpf_loader_program::{syscalls::register_syscalls, BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter},
     solana_clap_utils::{self, input_parsers::*, input_validators::*, keypair::*},
     solana_cli_output::{
         CliProgram, CliProgramAccountType, CliProgramAuthority, CliProgramBuffer, CliProgramId,
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use {
         message::Message,
         native_token::Sol,
         packet::PACKET_DATA_SIZE,
+        process_instruction::MockInvokeContext,
         pubkey::Pubkey,
         signature::{keypair_from_seed, read_keypair_file, Keypair, Signature, Signer},
         system_instruction::{self, SystemError},
@@ -1985,12 +1986,17 @@ fn read_and_verify_elf(program_location: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn std::e
     let mut program_data = Vec::new();
     file.read_to_end(&mut program_data)
         .map_err(|err| format!("Unable to read program file: {}", err))?;
+    let mut invoke_context = MockInvokeContext::new(vec![]);
 
     // Verify the program
     <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(
         &program_data,
         Some(|x| verifier::check(x)),
-        Config::default(),
+        Config {
+            reject_unresolved_syscalls: true,
+            ..Config::default()
+        },
+        register_syscalls(&mut invoke_context).unwrap(),
     )
     .map_err(|err| format!("ELF error: {}", err))?;
 
diff --git a/cli/tests/fixtures/noop.so b/cli/tests/fixtures/noop.so
index 17ea5290910bc7..502681cf6e5f1b 100755
Binary files a/cli/tests/fixtures/noop.so and b/cli/tests/fixtures/noop.so differ
diff --git a/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock b/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
index 4579f2a45cc826..faf97729294e8a 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
@@ -1159,9 +1159,9 @@ checksum = "9b919933a397b79c37e33b77bb2aa3dc8eb6e165ad809e58ff75bc7db2e34574"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "goblin"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c69552f48b18aa6102ce0c82dd9bc9d3f8af5fc0a5797069b1b466b90570e39c"
+checksum = "0b1800b95efee8ad4ef04517d4d69f8e209e763b1668f1179aeeedd0e454da55"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "plain",
@@ -3698,9 +3698,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "solana_rbpf"
-version = "0.2.12"
+version = "0.2.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c44596a3613a44f76a7f6e5205464a1e78d1529fa19e8eacde0b9e55a6387f50"
+checksum = "fc1dced9892c2b0273318ef4d8486112ea7c7a7b8eb563a20e7858ad921b4719"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder 1.3.4",
  "combine",
diff --git a/programs/bpf/Cargo.toml b/programs/bpf/Cargo.toml
index 2b046803f3412a..f919de3674c48d 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/bpf/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ solana-bpf-loader-program = { path = "../bpf_loader", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-cli-output = { path = "../../cli-output", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-logger = { path = "../../logger", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-measure = { path = "../../measure", version = "=1.8.7" }
-solana_rbpf = "=0.2.12"
+solana_rbpf = "=0.2.13"
 solana-runtime = { path = "../../runtime", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-sdk = { path = "../../sdk", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-transaction-status = { path = "../../transaction-status", version = "=1.8.7" }
diff --git a/programs/bpf/benches/bpf_loader.rs b/programs/bpf/benches/bpf_loader.rs
index 0ca7dea17e6ade..d8f60e6e764957 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/benches/bpf_loader.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf/benches/bpf_loader.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use solana_bpf_loader_program::{
     ThisInstructionMeter,
 };
 use solana_measure::measure::Measure;
-use solana_rbpf::vm::{Config, Executable, InstructionMeter};
+use solana_rbpf::vm::{Config, Executable, InstructionMeter, SyscallRegistry};
 use solana_runtime::{
     bank::Bank,
     bank_client::BankClient,
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ fn bench_program_create_executable(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
             &elf,
             None,
             Config::default(),
+            SyscallRegistry::default(),
         )
         .unwrap();
     });
@@ -97,10 +98,13 @@ fn bench_program_alu(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     let mut invoke_context = MockInvokeContext::new(vec![]);
 
     let elf = load_elf("bench_alu").unwrap();
-    let mut executable =
-        <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(&elf, None, Config::default())
-            .unwrap();
-    executable.set_syscall_registry(register_syscalls(&mut invoke_context).unwrap());
+    let mut executable = <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(
+        &elf,
+        None,
+        Config::default(),
+        register_syscalls(&mut invoke_context).unwrap(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     executable.jit_compile().unwrap();
     let compute_meter = invoke_context.get_compute_meter();
     let mut instruction_meter = ThisInstructionMeter { compute_meter };
@@ -225,10 +229,13 @@ fn bench_create_vm(bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     .unwrap();
 
     let elf = load_elf("noop").unwrap();
-    let mut executable =
-        <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(&elf, None, Config::default())
-            .unwrap();
-    executable.set_syscall_registry(register_syscalls(&mut invoke_context).unwrap());
+    let executable = <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(
+        &elf,
+        None,
+        Config::default(),
+        register_syscalls(&mut invoke_context).unwrap(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
 
     bencher.iter(|| {
         let _ = create_vm(
@@ -273,10 +280,13 @@ fn bench_instruction_count_tuner(_bencher: &mut Bencher) {
     .unwrap();
 
     let elf = load_elf("tuner").unwrap();
-    let mut executable =
-        <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(&elf, None, Config::default())
-            .unwrap();
-    executable.set_syscall_registry(register_syscalls(&mut invoke_context).unwrap());
+    let executable = <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(
+        &elf,
+        None,
+        Config::default(),
+        register_syscalls(&mut invoke_context).unwrap(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     let compute_meter = invoke_context.get_compute_meter();
     let mut instruction_meter = ThisInstructionMeter { compute_meter };
     let mut vm = create_vm(
diff --git a/programs/bpf/tests/programs.rs b/programs/bpf/tests/programs.rs
index 853f85d163e427..e437449c349fc6 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/tests/programs.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf/tests/programs.rs
@@ -211,14 +211,16 @@ fn run_program(
     let mut instruction_meter = ThisInstructionMeter { compute_meter };
 
     let config = Config {
-        max_call_depth: 20,
-        stack_frame_size: 4096,
-        enable_instruction_meter: true,
         enable_instruction_tracing: true,
+        ..Config::default()
     };
-    let mut executable =
-        <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(&data, None, config).unwrap();
-    executable.set_syscall_registry(register_syscalls(&mut invoke_context).unwrap());
+    let mut executable = <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(
+        &data,
+        None,
+        config,
+        register_syscalls(&mut invoke_context).unwrap(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     executable.jit_compile().unwrap();
 
     let mut instruction_count = 0;
diff --git a/programs/bpf_loader/Cargo.toml b/programs/bpf_loader/Cargo.toml
index b649b8ea427607..f1f5879ac187c3 100644
--- a/programs/bpf_loader/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/bpf_loader/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ sha3 = "0.9.1"
 solana-measure = { path = "../../measure", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-runtime = { path = "../../runtime", version = "=1.8.7" }
 solana-sdk = { path = "../../sdk", version = "=1.8.7" }
-solana_rbpf = "=0.2.12"
+solana_rbpf = "=0.2.13"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/programs/bpf_loader/src/lib.rs b/programs/bpf_loader/src/lib.rs
index b37be9d3d7a347..13fd075c1fc54d 100644
--- a/programs/bpf_loader/src/lib.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf_loader/src/lib.rs
@@ -88,15 +88,20 @@ pub fn create_executor(
     let config = Config {
         max_call_depth: bpf_compute_budget.max_call_depth,
         stack_frame_size: bpf_compute_budget.stack_frame_size,
-        enable_instruction_meter: true,
         enable_instruction_tracing: log_enabled!(Trace),
+        ..Config::default()
     };
     let mut executable = {
         let keyed_accounts = invoke_context.get_keyed_accounts()?;
         let program = keyed_account_at_index(keyed_accounts, program_account_index)?;
         let account = program.try_account_ref()?;
         let data = &account.data()[program_data_offset..];
-        <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(data, None, config)
+        <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(
+            data,
+            None,
+            config,
+            syscall_registry,
+        )
     }
     .map_err(|e| map_ebpf_error(invoke_context, e))?;
     let (_, elf_bytes) = executable
@@ -104,7 +109,6 @@ pub fn create_executor(
         .map_err(|e| map_ebpf_error(invoke_context, e))?;
     verifier::check(elf_bytes)
         .map_err(|e| map_ebpf_error(invoke_context, EbpfError::UserError(e.into())))?;
-    executable.set_syscall_registry(syscall_registry);
     if use_jit {
         if let Err(err) = executable.jit_compile() {
             ic_msg!(invoke_context, "Failed to compile program {:?}", err);
@@ -1004,6 +1008,7 @@ mod tests {
     use {
         super::*,
         rand::Rng,
+        solana_rbpf::vm::SyscallRegistry,
         solana_runtime::{bank::Bank, bank_client::BankClient},
         solana_sdk::{
             account::{
@@ -1057,9 +1062,10 @@ mod tests {
         solana_rbpf::elf::register_bpf_function(&mut bpf_functions, 0, "entrypoint").unwrap();
         let program = <dyn Executable<BpfError, TestInstructionMeter>>::from_text_bytes(
             program,
-            bpf_functions,
             None,
             Config::default(),
+            SyscallRegistry::default(),
+            bpf_functions,
         )
         .unwrap();
         let mut vm =
diff --git a/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls.rs b/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls.rs
index f0efb5f2f61051..32075bc9e56b2b 100644
--- a/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls.rs
@@ -2778,13 +2778,6 @@ mod tests {
         std::str::FromStr,
     };
 
-    const DEFAULT_CONFIG: Config = Config {
-        max_call_depth: 20,
-        stack_frame_size: 4_096,
-        enable_instruction_meter: true,
-        enable_instruction_tracing: false,
-    };
-
     macro_rules! assert_access_violation {
         ($result:expr, $va:expr, $len:expr) => {
             match $result {
@@ -2806,9 +2799,10 @@ mod tests {
         const LENGTH: u64 = 1000;
         let data = vec![0u8; LENGTH as usize];
         let addr = data.as_ptr() as u64;
+        let config = Config::default();
         let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(
             vec![MemoryRegion::new_from_slice(&data, START, 0, false)],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -2845,6 +2839,7 @@ mod tests {
         // Pubkey
         let pubkey = solana_sdk::pubkey::new_rand();
         let addr = &pubkey as *const _ as u64;
+        let config = Config::default();
         let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(
             vec![MemoryRegion {
                 host_addr: addr,
@@ -2853,7 +2848,7 @@ mod tests {
                 vm_gap_shift: 63,
                 is_writable: false,
             }],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
         let translated_pubkey =
@@ -2875,7 +2870,7 @@ mod tests {
                 vm_gap_shift: 63,
                 is_writable: false,
             }],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
         let translated_instruction =
@@ -2894,6 +2889,7 @@ mod tests {
         let data: Vec<u8> = vec![];
         assert_eq!(0x1 as *const u8, data.as_ptr());
         let addr = good_data.as_ptr() as *const _ as u64;
+        let config = Config::default();
         let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(
             vec![MemoryRegion {
                 host_addr: addr,
@@ -2902,7 +2898,7 @@ mod tests {
                 vm_gap_shift: 63,
                 is_writable: false,
             }],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
         let translated_data = translate_slice::<u8>(
@@ -2927,7 +2923,7 @@ mod tests {
                 vm_gap_shift: 63,
                 is_writable: false,
             }],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
         let translated_data = translate_slice::<u8>(
@@ -2970,7 +2966,7 @@ mod tests {
                 vm_gap_shift: 63,
                 is_writable: false,
             }],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
         let translated_data = translate_slice::<u64>(
@@ -3000,7 +2996,7 @@ mod tests {
                 vm_gap_shift: 63,
                 is_writable: false,
             }],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
         let translated_data = translate_slice::<Pubkey>(
@@ -3020,6 +3016,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_translate_string_and_do() {
         let string = "Gaggablaghblagh!";
         let addr = string.as_ptr() as *const _ as u64;
+        let config = Config::default();
         let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(
             vec![MemoryRegion {
                 host_addr: addr,
@@ -3028,7 +3025,7 @@ mod tests {
                 vm_gap_shift: 63,
                 is_writable: false,
             }],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
@@ -3051,9 +3048,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     #[should_panic(expected = "UserError(SyscallError(Abort))")]
     fn test_syscall_abort() {
+        let config = Config::default();
         let memory_mapping =
-            MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(vec![MemoryRegion::default()], &DEFAULT_CONFIG)
-                .unwrap();
+            MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(vec![MemoryRegion::default()], &config).unwrap();
         let mut result: Result<u64, EbpfError<BpfError>> = Ok(0);
         SyscallAbort::call(
             &mut SyscallAbort {},
@@ -3073,6 +3070,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_syscall_sol_panic() {
         let string = "Gaggablaghblagh!";
         let addr = string.as_ptr() as *const _ as u64;
+        let config = Config::default();
         let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(
             vec![MemoryRegion {
                 host_addr: addr,
@@ -3081,7 +3079,7 @@ mod tests {
                 vm_gap_shift: 63,
                 is_writable: false,
             }],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -3149,6 +3147,7 @@ mod tests {
             loader_id: &bpf_loader::id(),
             enforce_aligned_host_addrs: true,
         };
+        let config = Config::default();
         let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(
             vec![MemoryRegion {
                 host_addr: addr,
@@ -3157,7 +3156,7 @@ mod tests {
                 vm_gap_shift: 63,
                 is_writable: false,
             }],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -3262,7 +3261,8 @@ mod tests {
             compute_meter,
             logger,
         };
-        let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(vec![], &DEFAULT_CONFIG).unwrap();
+        let config = Config::default();
+        let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(vec![], &config).unwrap();
 
         let mut result: Result<u64, EbpfError<BpfError>> = Ok(0);
         syscall_sol_log_u64.call(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, &memory_mapping, &mut result);
@@ -3289,6 +3289,7 @@ mod tests {
             loader_id: &bpf_loader::id(),
             enforce_aligned_host_addrs: true,
         };
+        let config = Config::default();
         let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(
             vec![MemoryRegion {
                 host_addr: addr,
@@ -3297,7 +3298,7 @@ mod tests {
                 vm_gap_shift: 63,
                 is_writable: false,
             }],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -3332,6 +3333,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_syscall_sol_alloc_free() {
+        let config = Config::default();
         // large alloc
         {
             let heap = AlignedMemory::new_with_size(100, HOST_ALIGN);
@@ -3342,7 +3344,7 @@ mod tests {
                     0,
                     true,
                 )],
-                &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+                &config,
             )
             .unwrap();
             let mut syscall = SyscallAllocFree {
@@ -3369,7 +3371,7 @@ mod tests {
                     0,
                     true,
                 )],
-                &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+                &config,
             )
             .unwrap();
             let mut syscall = SyscallAllocFree {
@@ -3395,7 +3397,7 @@ mod tests {
                     0,
                     true,
                 )],
-                &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+                &config,
             )
             .unwrap();
             let mut syscall = SyscallAllocFree {
@@ -3415,6 +3417,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         fn check_alignment<T>() {
             let heap = AlignedMemory::new_with_size(100, HOST_ALIGN);
+            let config = Config::default();
             let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(
                 vec![MemoryRegion::new_from_slice(
                     heap.as_slice(),
@@ -3422,7 +3425,7 @@ mod tests {
                     0,
                     true,
                 )],
-                &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+                &config,
             )
             .unwrap();
             let mut syscall = SyscallAllocFree {
@@ -3468,6 +3471,7 @@ mod tests {
         let ro_len = bytes_to_hash.len() as u64;
         let ro_va = 96;
         let rw_va = 192;
+        let config = Config::default();
         let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new::<UserError>(
             vec![
                 MemoryRegion {
@@ -3499,7 +3503,7 @@ mod tests {
                     is_writable: true,
                 },
             ],
-            &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+            &config,
         )
         .unwrap();
         let compute_meter: Rc<RefCell<dyn ComputeMeter>> =
@@ -3565,6 +3569,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_syscall_get_sysvar() {
+        let config = Config::default();
         // Test clock sysvar
         {
             let got_clock = Clock::default();
@@ -3578,7 +3583,7 @@ mod tests {
                     vm_gap_shift: 63,
                     is_writable: true,
                 }],
-                &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+                &config,
             )
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -3620,7 +3625,7 @@ mod tests {
                     vm_gap_shift: 63,
                     is_writable: true,
                 }],
-                &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+                &config,
             )
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -3670,7 +3675,7 @@ mod tests {
                     vm_gap_shift: 63,
                     is_writable: true,
                 }],
-                &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+                &config,
             )
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -3710,7 +3715,7 @@ mod tests {
                     vm_gap_shift: 63,
                     is_writable: true,
                 }],
-                &DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+                &config,
             )
             .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/rbpf-cli/src/main.rs b/rbpf-cli/src/main.rs
index 0a98d596638285..39ba349bddcece 100644
--- a/rbpf-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/rbpf-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -185,14 +185,21 @@ native machine code before execting it in the virtual machine.",
     file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0)).unwrap();
     let mut contents = Vec::new();
     file.read_to_end(&mut contents).unwrap();
+    let syscall_registry = register_syscalls(&mut invoke_context).unwrap();
     let mut executable = if magic == [0x7f, 0x45, 0x4c, 0x46] {
-        <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(&contents, None, config)
-            .map_err(|err| format!("Executable constructor failed: {:?}", err))
+        <dyn Executable<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>>::from_elf(
+            &contents,
+            None,
+            config,
+            syscall_registry,
+        )
+        .map_err(|err| format!("Executable constructor failed: {:?}", err))
     } else {
         assemble::<BpfError, ThisInstructionMeter>(
             std::str::from_utf8(contents.as_slice()).unwrap(),
             None,
             config,
+            syscall_registry,
         )
     }
     .unwrap();
@@ -201,7 +208,6 @@ native machine code before execting it in the virtual machine.",
         let (_, elf_bytes) = executable.get_text_bytes().unwrap();
         check(elf_bytes).unwrap();
     }
-    executable.set_syscall_registry(register_syscalls(&mut invoke_context).unwrap());
     executable.jit_compile().unwrap();
     let analysis = Analysis::from_executable(executable.as_ref());