diff --git a/src/hx/gc/Immix.cpp b/src/hx/gc/Immix.cpp
index da502d404..75331f45a 100644
--- a/src/hx/gc/Immix.cpp
+++ b/src/hx/gc/Immix.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static bool sGcVerifyGenerational = false;
 #endif
 
 
-#if HX_HAS_ATOMIC && (HXCPP_GC_DEBUG_LEVEL==0) && !defined(HX_GC_VERIFY)
+#if HX_HAS_ATOMIC && (HXCPP_GC_DEBUG_LEVEL==0) && !defined(HX_GC_VERIFY) && !defined(EMSCRIPTEN)
   #if defined(HX_MACOS) || defined(HX_WINDOWS) || defined(HX_LINUX)
   enum { MAX_GC_THREADS = 4 };
   #else