diff --git a/include/pocketpy/export.h b/include/pocketpy/export.h
index c6487dd5..5e573266 100644
--- a/include/pocketpy/export.h
+++ b/include/pocketpy/export.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     #define PK_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
     #define PK_SYS_PLATFORM     0
 #elif __EMSCRIPTEN__
-    #include <emscripten.h>
     #define PK_EXPORT EMSCRIPTEN_KEEPALIVE
     #define PK_SYS_PLATFORM     1
 #elif __APPLE__
@@ -31,4 +30,4 @@
 #else
     #define PK_EXPORT
     #define PK_SYS_PLATFORM     6
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/include/pocketpy/pocketpy_c.h b/include/pocketpy/pocketpy_c.h
index 27730e46..d00cdcfd 100644
--- a/include/pocketpy/pocketpy_c.h
+++ b/include/pocketpy/pocketpy_c.h
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #define POCKETPY_C_H
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
+#if __EMSCRIPTEN__
+#include <emscripten.h>
+#endif
 extern "C" {
 #endif