diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f303bc0..f7a6341 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -661,6 +661,16 @@ impl Config {
                 t.args.push(arg.into());
             }
             return t
+        }).or_else(|| {
+            if target.contains("emscripten") {
+                if self.cpp {
+                    Some(Tool::new(PathBuf::from("em++")))
+                } else {
+                    Some(Tool::new(PathBuf::from("emcc")))
+                }
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
         }).or_else(|| {
             windows_registry::find_tool(&target, "cl.exe")
         }).unwrap_or_else(|| {