diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/context/compute.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/context/compute.py
index db5d2348330f1..78aeec3376250 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/context/compute.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/execution/context/compute.py
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ def __init__(self, op_execution_context: OpExecutionContext) -> None:
         self._op_execution_context = check.inst_param(
             op_execution_context, "op_execution_context", OpExecutionContext
         )
+        self._step_execution_context = self._op_execution_context._step_execution_context  # noqa: SLF001
 
     @staticmethod
     def get() -> "AssetExecutionContext":