diff --git a/Makefile.emscripten b/Makefile.emscripten
index 2fb4de0e2d..0334d2edf3 100644
--- a/Makefile.emscripten
+++ b/Makefile.emscripten
@@ -32,13 +32,9 @@ ifneq ($(NATIVE_ZLIB),)
    WANT_ZLIB = 0
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(HAVE_SDL2), 1)
-DEFINES += -DHAVE_SDL2
-endif
-
 #if you compile with SDL2 flag add this Emscripten flag "-s USE_SDL=2" to LDFLAGS:
 
-LIBS    := -s USE_SDL=2 -s USE_ZLIB=1
+LIBS    := -s USE_ZLIB=1
 LDFLAGS := -L. --no-heap-copy -s USE_ZLIB=1 -s TOTAL_MEMORY=$(MEMORY) -s NO_EXIT_RUNTIME=0 \
            -s EXPORTED_FUNCTIONS="['_main', '_malloc', '_cmd_savefiles', '_cmd_save_state', '_cmd_load_state', '_cmd_take_screenshot']" \
            --js-library emscripten/library_rwebaudio.js \
@@ -51,6 +47,11 @@ ifeq ($(ASYNC), 1)
    LDFLAGS += -s ASYNCIFY=$(ASYNC)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_SDL2), 1)
+   LIBS += -s USE_SDL=2
+   DEFINES += -DHAVE_SDL2
+endif
+
 include Makefile.common
 
 CFLAGS += -Ideps/libz -Ideps -Ideps/stb