diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6dc8a66e487..9b400038b21 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12789,7 +12789,7 @@ then
 			BLDSHARED="$LDSHARED"
 		fi
 		;;
-	Emscripten|WASI)
+	Emscripten*|WASI*)
 		LDSHARED='$(CC) -shared'
 		LDCXXSHARED='$(CXX) -shared';;
 	Linux*|GNU*|QNX*|VxWorks*|Haiku*)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8a32cb58f4e..475a6140960 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3356,7 +3356,7 @@ then
 			BLDSHARED="$LDSHARED"
 		fi
 		;;
-	Emscripten|WASI)
+	Emscripten*|WASI*)
 		LDSHARED='$(CC) -shared'
 		LDCXXSHARED='$(CXX) -shared';;
 	Linux*|GNU*|QNX*|VxWorks*|Haiku*)