diff --git a/compiler/wasm32/symcpu.pas b/compiler/wasm32/symcpu.pas
index 85930f4500..af88529848 100644
--- a/compiler/wasm32/symcpu.pas
+++ b/compiler/wasm32/symcpu.pas
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ type
   tcpuparavarsymclass = class of tcpuparavarsym;
 
   tcpustaticvarsym = class(tstaticvarsym)
+    function is_wasm_global: Boolean;
   end;
   tcpustaticvarsymclass = class of tcpustaticvarsym;
 
@@ -315,6 +316,10 @@ implementation
                              tcpustaticvarsym
 ****************************************************************************}
 
+    function tcpustaticvarsym.is_wasm_global: Boolean;
+      begin
+        Result:=UpCase(section)='WEBASSEMBLY.GLOBAL';
+      end;
 
 {****************************************************************************
                              tcpufieldvarsym