diff --git a/doc/export_native_api.md b/doc/export_native_api.md
index 308d3f56..970af75f 100644
--- a/doc/export_native_api.md
+++ b/doc/export_native_api.md
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ static NativeSymbol native_symbols[] =
     }    
 };
 
+// ensure the memory and runtime initialization is finsihed
+// before registering the native functions
+bh_memory_init_with_pool(global_heap_buf, sizeof(global_heap_buf));
+wasm_runtime_init();
 
 int n_native_symbols = sizeof(native_symbols) / sizeof(NativeSymbol);
 if (!wasm_runtime_register_natives("env",