diff --git a/src/ir/module-splitting.cpp b/src/ir/module-splitting.cpp
index 6ae18645128..c0fdf097595 100644
--- a/src/ir/module-splitting.cpp
+++ b/src/ir/module-splitting.cpp
@@ -1107,7 +1107,11 @@ void ModuleSplitter::setupTablePatching() {
     // so we should export and import the active table here.
     auto secondaryTable =
       secondary.getTableOrNull(tableManager.activeTable->name);
-    if (!secondaryTable) {
+    if (secondaryTable) {
+      // In case it's already in the secondary module, sync the initial/max
+      secondaryTable->initial = tableManager.activeTable->initial;
+      secondaryTable->max = tableManager.activeTable->max;
+    } else {
       secondaryTable =
         ModuleUtils::copyTable(tableManager.activeTable, secondary);
       makeImportExport(*tableManager.activeTable,
diff --git a/test/lit/wasm-split/active-table-base-global-used-elsewhere.wast b/test/lit/wasm-split/active-table-base-global-used-elsewhere.wast
index 6c68499e732..ca3380ce405 100644
--- a/test/lit/wasm-split/active-table-base-global-used-elsewhere.wast
+++ b/test/lit/wasm-split/active-table-base-global-used-elsewhere.wast
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
  ;; PRIMARY:      (import "placeholder.deferred" "1" (func $placeholder_1))
 
- ;; PRIMARY:      (table $table 2 funcref)
- (table $table 1 funcref)
+ ;; PRIMARY:      (table $table 2 2 funcref)
+ (table $table 1 1 funcref)
  (elem (global.get $base) $keep)
  ;; PRIMARY:      (elem $0 (global.get $base) $keep $placeholder_1)
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
  (func $keep
   (call $split)
  )
- ;; SECONDARY:      (import "primary" "table" (table $table 1 funcref))
+ ;; SECONDARY:      (import "primary" "table" (table $table 2 2 funcref))
 
  ;; SECONDARY:      (import "primary" "global" (global $base i32))