diff --git a/include/adobe/contract_checks.hpp b/include/adobe/contract_checks.hpp
index c72d697..b4e07c7 100644
--- a/include/adobe/contract_checks.hpp
+++ b/include/adobe/contract_checks.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 // ADOBE_MINIMAL_TRAP(): followed with a semicolon, expands to a
 // minimal statement that stops the program.
-#if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ < 10
+#if !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__) && (defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__))
 #define ADOBE_MINIMAL_TRAP() __builtin_trap()
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER)
 #define ADOBE_MINIMAL_TRAP() __debugbreak()
diff --git a/test/minimal_configuration_tests.cpp b/test/minimal_configuration_tests.cpp
index 19e4c9a..ac10496 100644
--- a/test/minimal_configuration_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/minimal_configuration_tests.cpp
@@ -8,3 +8,11 @@ TEST(MinimalConfigurationDeathTests, FailedChecksDie)
   EXPECT_PORTABLE_DEATH(ADOBE_POSTCONDITION(false), "");
   EXPECT_PORTABLE_DEATH(ADOBE_INVARIANT(false), "");
 }
+
+// ****** This should be the last test in the file. *********
+//
+// For unknown reasons if the last test is a death test, under
+// emscripten, the test fails even if the executable aborts.
+#if defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)
+TEST(MinimalConfiguration, EmscriptenDummy) {}
+#endif