diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ff09da62..4cb6ce17 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ else ifneq (,$(findstring windows_msvc2017,$(platform)))
 else ifeq ($(platform), emscripten)
    TARGET := $(TARGET_NAME)_libretro_$(platform).bc
    STATIC_LINKING = 1
+   CFLAGS += -D__linux__
+   CXXFLAGS += -D__linux__
 
 # Windows MSVC 2005 x86
 else ifeq ($(platform), windows_msvc2005_x86)
@@ -491,9 +493,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
-ifeq ($(platform), emscripten)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(OBJOUT)$@ $^
-else ifeq ($(STATIC_LINKING), 1)
+ifeq ($(STATIC_LINKING), 1)
 	$(AR) rcs $@ $(OBJECTS)
 else
 	$(LD) $(LINKOUT)$@ $^ $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)