diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 16028e87dd56..8f2a63ff7db4 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -316,5 +316,5 @@ a license to everyone to use it as detailed in LICENSE.)
 * Kamil Klimek <naresh@tlen.pl>
 * José Carlos Pujol <josecpujol(at)gmail.com>
 * Dannii Willis <curiousdannii@gmail.com>
-
+* Erik Dubbelboer <erik@dubbelboer.com>
 
diff --git a/emscripten.py b/emscripten.py
index 1ac2969107f9..b68606f41c0d 100644
--- a/emscripten.py
+++ b/emscripten.py
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ def create_asm_start_pre(asm_setup, the_global, sending, metadata, settings):
                       'var asm = (function(global, env, buffer) {')
 
   use_asm = "'almost asm';"
-  if not metadata.get('hasInlineJS') and settings['ASM_JS'] == 1:
+  if settings['ASM_JS'] == 1:
     use_asm = "'use asm';"
 
   lines = [