diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 08d9532..37cc195 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ if fc_cachedir in ['yes', 'no', 'default']
   endif
 endif
 
-if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
+if host_machine.system() != 'windows' and host_machine.system() != 'emscripten'
   thread_dep = dependency('threads')
   conf.set('HAVE_PTHREAD', 1)
   deps += [thread_dep]