diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index a6b28924d3..2f52985fba 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@
 
 #if defined(DINGUX)
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#if (defined(__linux__) || defined(__unix__) || defined(DINGUX)) && !defined(EMSCRIPTEN)
+#include <signal.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(_WIN32_WINNT) && _WIN32_WINNT < 0x0500 || defined(_XBOX)
 #ifndef LEGACY_WIN32
 #define LEGACY_WIN32