diff --git a/file_ext.h b/file_ext.h
index bdfddeea3a..54bfb79cf5 100644
--- a/file_ext.h
+++ b/file_ext.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #define EXT_EXECUTABLES "dol|DOL"
 #define SALAMANDER_FILE "boot.dol"
 #define DEFAULT_EXE_EXT ".dol"
+#elif defined(EMSCRIPTEN)
+#define EXT_EXECUTABLES ""
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_emscripten.c b/frontend/frontend_emscripten.c
index 949870e0c5..1e90dbd1f1 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_emscripten.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_emscripten.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void mainloop(void)
    if (g_extern.system.shutdown)
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Exit...\n");
-      emscripten_cancel_main_loop();
+      exit(0);
    }
    else if (menuloop)
    {