diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 61ee51c4b364..9024d22d4df5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4595,7 +4595,7 @@ printf "%s\n" "$IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET" >&6; }
 		_host_ident=$host_cpu
 		;;
 	*-*-emscripten)
-		_host_ident=$(emcc -dumpversion)-$host_cpu
+		_host_ident=$(emcc -dumpversion | cut -f1 -d-)-$host_cpu
 		;;
 	wasm32-*-* | wasm64-*-*)
 		_host_ident=$host_cpu
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 172e8a1a8420..86775e03e73d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
 		_host_ident=$host_cpu
 		;;
 	*-*-emscripten)
-		_host_ident=$(emcc -dumpversion)-$host_cpu
+		_host_ident=$(emcc -dumpversion | cut -f1 -d-)-$host_cpu
 		;;
 	wasm32-*-* | wasm64-*-*)
 		_host_ident=$host_cpu