diff --git a/binfmt/binfmt_execmodule.c b/binfmt/binfmt_execmodule.c
index 503de245c33..8af73eda3ad 100644
--- a/binfmt/binfmt_execmodule.c
+++ b/binfmt/binfmt_execmodule.c
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ int exec_module(FAR const struct binary_s *binp,
       binfmt_freeargv(argv);
       goto errout_with_tcb;
     }
+
+  binfo("Initialize the user heap (heapsize=%d)\n", binp->addrenv.heapsize);
+  umm_initialize((FAR void *)CONFIG_ARCH_HEAP_VBASE, binp->addrenv.heapsize);
 #endif
 
   /* Note that tcb->flags are not modified.  0=normal task */