diff --git a/tests/spec/testsuite b/tests/spec/testsuite
index c6a690f89a..1651919b1a 160000
--- a/tests/spec/testsuite
+++ b/tests/spec/testsuite
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c6a690f89a0dda3c79700aa6377d8b5d8a970eba
+Subproject commit 1651919b1acb8052121c5d644254c0388339700a
diff --git a/validation/src/lib.rs b/validation/src/lib.rs
index 9a93f63ac3..a51a49f03c 100644
--- a/validation/src/lib.rs
+++ b/validation/src/lib.rs
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ pub fn validate_module<V: Validator>(module: &Module) -> Result<V::Output, Error
                     context.require_function(function_index)?;
                 }
                 Internal::Global(global_index) => {
-                    context.require_global(global_index, Some(false))?;
+                    context.require_global(global_index, None)?;
                 }
                 Internal::Memory(memory_index) => {
                     context.require_memory(memory_index)?;
@@ -281,14 +281,7 @@ pub fn validate_module<V: Validator>(module: &Module) -> Result<V::Output, Error
                 External::Function(function_type_index) => {
                     context.require_function_type(function_type_index)?;
                 }
-                External::Global(ref global_type) => {
-                    if global_type.is_mutable() {
-                        return Err(Error(format!(
-                            "trying to import mutable global {}",
-                            import.field()
-                        )));
-                    }
-                }
+                External::Global(_) => {}
                 External::Memory(ref memory_type) => {
                     validate_memory_type(memory_type)?;
                 }
diff --git a/validation/src/tests.rs b/validation/src/tests.rs
index c6794cf3e9..480225d926 100644
--- a/validation/src/tests.rs
+++ b/validation/src/tests.rs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ fn globals() {
         .build();
     assert!(validate_module(&m).is_ok());
 
-    // import mutable global is invalid.
+    // import mutable global is legal.
     let m = module()
         .with_import(ImportEntry::new(
             "env".into(),
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ fn globals() {
             External::Global(GlobalType::new(ValueType::I32, true)),
         ))
         .build();
-    assert!(validate_module(&m).is_err());
+    assert!(validate_module(&m).is_ok());
 }
 
 #[test]