diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 749a08a5a..bbae9e286 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn main() {
     println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=feature=\"unstable\"");
 
     // Emscripten's runtime includes all the builtins
-    if target.env == "emscripten" {
+    if target.os == "emscripten" {
         return;
     }