diff --git a/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/load-php-runtime.ts b/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/load-php-runtime.ts
index c293cf2579..64192c59cf 100644
--- a/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/load-php-runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/load-php-runtime.ts
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ const makePromise = () => {
 	const methods: any = [];
 
 	const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-		methods.push(promise, resolve, reject);
+		methods.push(resolve, reject);
 	});
+	methods.unshift(promise);
 
 	return methods as [Promise<any>, (v?: any) => void, (e?: any) => void];
 };