diff --git a/lib/internal/main/run_third_party_main.js b/lib/internal/main/run_third_party_main.js
index c26c1f25f380c8..5fb1d39bc6d072 100644
--- a/lib/internal/main/run_third_party_main.js
+++ b/lib/internal/main/run_third_party_main.js
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 
-// Legacy _third_party_main.js support
+const {
+  prepareMainThreadExecution
+} = require('internal/bootstrap/pre_execution');
 
+prepareMainThreadExecution();
 markBootstrapComplete();
 
+// Legacy _third_party_main.js support
 process.nextTick(() => {
   require('_third_party_main');
 });