diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/asmjs_unknown_emscripten.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/asmjs_unknown_emscripten.rs
index 51befa78ed3..98a9e343d00 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/asmjs_unknown_emscripten.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/asmjs_unknown_emscripten.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub fn target() -> Result<Target, String> {
         obj_is_bitcode: true,
         max_atomic_width: Some(32),
         post_link_args: vec!["-s".to_string(), "ERROR_ON_UNDEFINED_SYMBOLS=1".to_string()],
+        target_family: Some("unix".to_string()),
         .. Default::default()
     };
     Ok(Target {
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ pub fn target() -> Result<Target, String> {
         target_os: "emscripten".to_string(),
         target_env: "".to_string(),
         target_vendor: "unknown".to_string(),
-        target_family: Some("unix".to_string()),
         data_layout: "e-p:32:32-i64:64-v128:32:128-n32-S128".to_string(),
         arch: "asmjs".to_string(),
         options: opts,
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/wasm32_unknown_emscripten.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/wasm32_unknown_emscripten.rs
index 574dbe980f1..fec269074da 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/wasm32_unknown_emscripten.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/wasm32_unknown_emscripten.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub fn target() -> Result<Target, String> {
         max_atomic_width: Some(32),
         post_link_args: vec!["-s".to_string(), "BINARYEN=1".to_string(),
                              "-s".to_string(), "ERROR_ON_UNDEFINED_SYMBOLS=1".to_string()],
+        target_family: Some("unix".to_string()),
         .. Default::default()
     };
     Ok(Target {
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ pub fn target() -> Result<Target, String> {
         target_os: "emscripten".to_string(),
         target_env: "".to_string(),
         target_vendor: "unknown".to_string(),
-        target_family: Some("unix".to_string()),
         data_layout: "e-p:32:32-i64:64-v128:32:128-n32-S128".to_string(),
         arch: "wasm32".to_string(),
         options: opts,