diff --git a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/CMakeLists.txt
index c8baf76f95d..a6f43b7e5a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/platforminputcontexts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-if(QT_FEATURE_dbus AND (NOT APPLE_OSX) AND (NOT WIN32))
+if(QT_FEATURE_dbus AND (NOT APPLE_OSX) AND (NOT WIN32) AND (NOT EMSCRIPTEN))
     add_subdirectory(ibus)
 endif()