diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index e782773..7c748fa 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -68,4 +68,12 @@ basename (char * path)
   snprintf (basename, sizeof (basename), "%s%s", fname, ext);
   return basename;
 }
-#endif /* _WIN32 */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+#ifdef EMSCRIPTEN
+static inline char *
+basename (char * filename)
+{
+  char * p = strrchr (filename, '/');
+  return p ? p + 1 : filename;
+}
+#endif /* EMSCRIPTEN */