diff --git a/dist-build/emscripten.sh b/dist-build/emscripten.sh
index 63bb9979..92c63018 100755
--- a/dist-build/emscripten.sh
+++ b/dist-build/emscripten.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -s ASSERTIONS=0"
 export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -s AGGRESSIVE_VARIABLE_ELIMINATION=1 -s ALIASING_FUNCTION_POINTERS=1"
 export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -s DISABLE_EXCEPTION_CATCHING=1"
 export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -s ELIMINATE_DUPLICATE_FUNCTIONS=1"
+export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -s NODEJS_CATCH_EXIT=0"
 export CFLAGS="-Os"
 
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