diff --git a/CMake/TdSetUpCompiler.cmake b/CMake/TdSetUpCompiler.cmake
index 62013f52a..b31c7f049 100644
--- a/CMake/TdSetUpCompiler.cmake
+++ b/CMake/TdSetUpCompiler.cmake
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ function(td_set_up_compiler)
       set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections")
       if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "SunOS")
         set(TD_LINKER_FLAGS "-Wl,-z,ignore")
+      elseif (EMSCRIPTEN)
+        set(TD_LINKER_FLAGS "-Wl,--gc-sections")
       else()
         set(TD_LINKER_FLAGS "-Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,--exclude-libs,ALL")
       endif()