diff --git a/site/source/docs/compiling/Modularized-Output.rst b/site/source/docs/compiling/Modularized-Output.rst
index ba2c8a09d7a06..0f62de73ac6e1 100644
--- a/site/source/docs/compiling/Modularized-Output.rst
+++ b/site/source/docs/compiling/Modularized-Output.rst
@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@ fix in future releses.  Current limitations include:
   object does not work.  This is because symbols are exported directly using
   ES6 module syntax rathar than using a global `Module` object.
 
-* `ccall`/`cwrap`, these depend on the internal `Module` object.
+* `ccall`/`cwrap` are not supported (these depend on the internal `Module`
+  object).
+
+* :ref:`abort_on_wasm_exceptions` is not supported (requires wrapping wasm
+  exports).
 
 
 Source Phase Imports (experimental)
diff --git a/test/test_core.py b/test/test_core.py
index ac06dc7fd498f..92e660d180003 100644
--- a/test/test_core.py
+++ b/test/test_core.py
@@ -9460,6 +9460,7 @@ def test_emscripten_stack(self):
     self.do_core_test('test_stack_get_free.c')
 
   # Tests settings.ABORT_ON_WASM_EXCEPTIONS
+  @no_modularize_instance('ABORT_ON_WASM_EXCEPTIONS')
   def test_abort_on_exceptions(self):
     self.set_setting('ABORT_ON_WASM_EXCEPTIONS')
     self.set_setting('ALLOW_TABLE_GROWTH')
diff --git a/tools/link.py b/tools/link.py
index 1bad6be1e0f6d..e9488bdc6daf1 100644
--- a/tools/link.py
+++ b/tools/link.py
@@ -810,9 +810,11 @@ def limit_incoming_module_api():
       default_setting('INCOMING_MODULE_JS_API', [])
 
   if settings.MODULARIZE == 'instance':
-    diagnostics.warning('experimental', '-sMODULARIZE=instance is still experimental. Many features may not work or will change.')
+    diagnostics.warning('experimental', 'MODULARIZE=instance is still experimental. Many features may not work or will change.')
     if options.oformat != OFormat.MJS:
-      exit_with_error('MODULARIZE instance is only compatible with ES module output format')
+      exit_with_error('MODULARIZE=instance is only compatible with ES module output format')
+    if settings.ABORT_ON_WASM_EXCEPTIONS:
+      exit_with_error('MODULARIZE=instance is only compatible with ABORT_ON_WASM_EXCEPTIONS')
     if 'INCOMING_MODULE_JS_API' in user_settings:
       for s in ['wasmMemory', 'INITIAL_MEMORY']:
         if s in settings.INCOMING_MODULE_JS_API: