diff --git a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/storage.rs b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/storage.rs
index 3ffcfa6f33..9caa0ba21e 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/storage.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/storage.rs
@@ -519,6 +519,10 @@ impl<'a> Storage<'a> {
                 alignment_bytes,
                 ..
             } => {
+                if self.stack_frame_pointer.is_none() {
+                    self.stack_frame_pointer = Some(self.get_next_local_id());
+                }
+
                 let (to_ptr, to_offset) = location.local_and_offset(self.stack_frame_pointer);
                 copy_memory(
                     code_builder,