diff --git a/src/pyodide/internal/python.ts b/src/pyodide/internal/python.ts
index 3fd959690a9e..5dab51585ed3 100644
--- a/src/pyodide/internal/python.ts
+++ b/src/pyodide/internal/python.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ async function prepareWasmLinearMemory(Module: Module): Promise<void> {
   mountSitePackages(Module, SITE_PACKAGES.rootInfo);
   entropyMountFiles(Module);
   Module.noInitialRun = !SHOULD_RESTORE_SNAPSHOT;
-  preloadDynamicLibs(Module);
-  Module.removeRunDependency('dynlibs');
+  enterJaegerSpan('preload_dynamic_libs', () => preloadDynamicLibs(Module));
+  enterJaegerSpan('remove_run_dependency', () => Module.removeRunDependency('dynlibs'));
   if (SHOULD_RESTORE_SNAPSHOT) {
-    restoreSnapshot(Module);
+    enterJaegerSpan("restore_snapshot", () => restoreSnapshot(Module));
     // Invalidate caches if we have a snapshot because the contents of site-packages
     // may have changed.
     simpleRunPython(