diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
index b85a448c8..3cbc2ffc1 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET_PLATFORM),$(filter $(TARGET_PLATFORM),PLATFORM_WEB PLATFORM_WEB_R
     ifeq ($(PLATFORM_OS),WINDOWS)
         MAKE = mingw32-make
     else
-        EMMAKE != type emmake
+        EMMAKE := $(shell command -v emmake)
         ifneq (, $(EMMAKE))
-            MAKE = emmake make
+            MAKE = $(EMMAKE) make
         else
             MAKE = mingw32-make
         endif
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.Web b/examples/Makefile.Web
index 56d5bd83c..fe4de1330 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.Web
+++ b/examples/Makefile.Web
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET_PLATFORM),$(filter $(TARGET_PLATFORM),PLATFORM_WEB PLATFORM_WEB_R
     ifeq ($(PLATFORM_OS),WINDOWS)
         MAKE = mingw32-make
     else
-        EMMAKE != type emmake
+        EMMAKE := $(shell command -v emmake)
         ifneq (, $(EMMAKE))
-            MAKE = emmake make
+            MAKE = $(EMMAKE) make
         else
             MAKE = mingw32-make
         endif