diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4e362484..9f9d9737 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ AC_SUBST([LIBTOOL_EXTRA_FLAGS])
 TEST_LDFLAGS=''
 AS_IF([test "x$EMSCRIPTEN" != "x"],[
   EXEEXT=.js
-  TEST_LDFLAGS='--pre-js pre.js.inc -s RESERVED_FUNCTION_POINTERS=8'
+  TEST_LDFLAGS='--pre-js pre.js.inc -sALLOW_TABLE_GROWTH'
 ])
 AC_SUBST(TEST_LDFLAGS)
 AM_CONDITIONAL([EMSCRIPTEN], [test "x$EMSCRIPTEN" != "x"])
diff --git a/dist-build/emscripten.sh b/dist-build/emscripten.sh
index b445c822..ee06079f 100755
--- a/dist-build/emscripten.sh
+++ b/dist-build/emscripten.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export JS_RESERVED_MEMORY_STANDARD=16MB
 export JS_RESERVED_MEMORY_SUMO=48MB
 export JS_RESERVED_MEMORY_TESTS=16MB
 export WASM_INITIAL_MEMORY=4MB
-export LDFLAGS="-s RESERVED_FUNCTION_POINTERS=8"
+export LDFLAGS="-sALLOW_TABLE_GROWTH"
 export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -s ALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH=1"
 export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -s SINGLE_FILE=1 -s SINGLE_FILE_BINARY_ENCODE=0"
 export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -s ASSERTIONS=0"