diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/arch/SSE/MathFunctions.h b/Eigen/src/Core/arch/SSE/MathFunctions.h
index 74f6abc37..67cc3b3ba 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/arch/SSE/MathFunctions.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/arch/SSE/MathFunctions.h
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ template<>
 EIGEN_DEVICE_FUNC EIGEN_ALWAYS_INLINE
 double sqrt(const double &x)
 {
-#if EIGEN_COMP_GNUC
+#if EIGEN_COMP_GNUC && !defined(EMSCRIPTEN)
   return internal::pfirst(internal::Packet2d(__builtin_ia32_sqrtsd(_mm_set_sd(x))));
 #else
   return internal::pfirst(internal::Packet2d(_mm_sqrt_pd(_mm_set_sd(x))));