diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c
index 94ab75e24b..08bd22cd91 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
    emscripten_set_canvas_element_size("#canvas", 800, 600);
    emscripten_set_element_css_size("#canvas", 800.0, 600.0);
+   emscripten_set_main_loop(emscripten_mainloop, 0, 0);
    rarch_main(argc, argv, NULL);
-   emscripten_set_main_loop(emscripten_mainloop, 0, 1);
 
    return 0;
 }