diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1361e3d8e..e5b486147 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -231,13 +231,12 @@ if(${BUILD_WASM})
     add_link_options(-sASSERTIONS=1)
     add_link_options(-lembind)
     add_link_options(-sWASM_BIGINT)
+    add_link_options(-sWASMFS)
+    add_link_options(-lwasmfs)
 
     if(BUILD_TESTS OR BUILD_EXTENSION_TESTS)
         add_link_options(-sINITIAL_MEMORY=3892MB)
         add_link_options(-sNODERAWFS=1)
-        add_link_options(-sWASMFS)
-        add_link_options(-lwasmfs)
-        add_link_options(-pthread)
     elseif(WASM_NODEFS)
         add_link_options(-sNODERAWFS=1)
         add_link_options(-sALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH=1)