diff --git a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
index 288febf..085522f 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/BasicConfig.cmake
@@ -611,6 +611,11 @@ if (GCOV_COVERAGE_ENABLED)
     list(APPEND META_ADDITIONAL_LINK_FLAGS ${GCC_COVERAGE_FLAGS})
 endif ()
 
+# set export name when compiling with emscripten
+if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER MATCHES ".*emcc$")
+    list(APPEND PRIVATE_LIBRARIES "-sEXPORT_NAME='${META_PROJECT_VARNAME_LOWER}'")
+endif ()
+
 # configure creation of install targets
 if (NOT META_NO_INSTALL_TARGETS)
     # install targets have not been disabled on project level check whether install targets are disabled by the user this