diff --git a/src/build_context.rs b/src/build_context.rs
index 2a7161f45..52e79534d 100644
--- a/src/build_context.rs
+++ b/src/build_context.rs
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ fn emscripten_version() -> Result<String> {
 fn emcc_version() -> Result<String> {
     use std::process::Command;
 
-    let emcc = Command::new("emcc")
+    let emcc = Command::new(if cfg!(windows) { "emcc.bat" } else { "emcc" })
         .arg("-dumpversion")
         .output()
         .context("Failed to run emcc to get the version")?;