diff --git a/src/bgfx.cpp b/src/bgfx.cpp
index 4017b67e6..f05e673e4 100644
--- a/src/bgfx.cpp
+++ b/src/bgfx.cpp
@@ -2387,7 +2387,8 @@ namespace bgfx
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (NULL == g_platformData.ndt
+		if (!BX_ENABLED(BX_PLATFORM_EMSCRIPTEN)
+		&&  NULL == g_platformData.ndt
 		&&  NULL == g_platformData.nwh
 		&&  NULL == g_platformData.context
 		&&  NULL == g_platformData.backBuffer