diff --git a/truffle/src/com.oracle.truffle.polyglot/src/com/oracle/truffle/polyglot/PolyglotContextConfig.java b/truffle/src/com.oracle.truffle.polyglot/src/com/oracle/truffle/polyglot/PolyglotContextConfig.java
index 9eaa2acd9964..62e177751fee 100644
--- a/truffle/src/com.oracle.truffle.polyglot/src/com/oracle/truffle/polyglot/PolyglotContextConfig.java
+++ b/truffle/src/com.oracle.truffle.polyglot/src/com/oracle/truffle/polyglot/PolyglotContextConfig.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ private static Map<String, String> computeCommonOptions(Map<String, String> opti
                         null,
                         false,
                         false,
-                        false,
+                        Boolean.getBoolean("polyglot.image-build-time.PreinitializeAllowExperimentalOptions"),
                         null,
                         Collections.emptyMap(),
                         Collections.emptySet(),