diff --git a/cmake/QtWasmHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtWasmHelpers.cmake
index 7cdd822606..b7ed8a1582 100644
--- a/cmake/QtWasmHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtWasmHelpers.cmake
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ function (qt_internal_setup_wasm_target_properties wasmTarget)
     "SHELL:-s ERROR_ON_UNDEFINED_SYMBOLS=1"
     "SHELL:-s EXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS=[UTF16ToString,stringToUTF16]"
     "SHELL:-s USE_WEBGL2=1"
-    "--bind"
     "SHELL:-s FETCH=1"
     "SHELL:-s WASM_BIGINT=1")
 
+    target_link_libraries("${wasmTarget}" INTERFACE embind)
+
     # Enable MODULARIZE and set EXPORT_NAME, which makes it possible to
     # create application instances using a global constructor function,
     # e.g. let app_instance = await createQtAppInstance().