diff --git a/tools/shared.py b/tools/shared.py
index a74e64b2c..672a1a182 100644
--- a/tools/shared.py
+++ b/tools/shared.py
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ class Building:
     env['CC'] = EMCC if not WINDOWS else 'python %r' % EMCC
     env['CXX'] = EMXX if not WINDOWS else 'python %r' % EMXX
     env['AR'] = EMAR if not WINDOWS else 'python %r' % EMAR
+    env['LD'] = EMCC if not WINDOWS else 'python %r' % EMCC
     env['RANLIB'] = EMRANLIB if not WINDOWS else 'python %r' % EMRANLIB
     #env['LIBTOOL'] = EMLIBTOOL if not WINDOWS else 'python %r' % EMLIBTOOL
     env['EMMAKEN_COMPILER'] = Building.COMPILER