diff --git a/packages/validation/test/fixtures/global-initilizer/module.wast b/packages/validation/test/fixtures/global-initilizer/module.wast
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+++ b/packages/validation/test/fixtures/global-initilizer/module.wast
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+(module
+  (global (mut i32) (i32.const 1))
+  (global i32 (get_global 0))
+)
diff --git a/packages/validation/test/fixtures/global-initilizer/output.txt b/packages/validation/test/fixtures/global-initilizer/output.txt
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index 000000000..dfb1841f6
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+++ b/packages/validation/test/fixtures/global-initilizer/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+initializer expression can only reference an imported global