diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 57be576e3cae99..6df1116fc600f2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4545,6 +4545,9 @@ printf "%s\n" "$IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET" >&6; }
 	*-*-vxworks*)
 		_host_ident=$host_cpu
 		;;
+	*-*-emscripten)
+		_host_ident=$(emcc -dumpversion)-$host_cpu
+		;;
 	wasm32-*-* | wasm64-*-*)
 		_host_ident=$host_cpu
 		;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bd0221481c5341..8295b59b8e45fb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -793,6 +793,9 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
 	*-*-vxworks*)
 		_host_ident=$host_cpu
 		;;
+	*-*-emscripten)
+		_host_ident=$(emcc -dumpversion)-$host_cpu
+		;;
 	wasm32-*-* | wasm64-*-*)
 		_host_ident=$host_cpu
 		;;