diff --git a/configure b/configure
index acfbdd8b163..20759bf0db1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1727,6 +1727,7 @@ wasm32-*)
 	_endian=little # the endian check below fails, but emscripten is always little endian anyway
 	_host_os=emscripten
 	_host_cpu=wasm32
+	datadir='/'
 	CXX="em++"
 	;;
 wii)
diff --git a/graphics/opengl/shader.cpp b/graphics/opengl/shader.cpp
index dbe37f96d2a..00eca4a2db0 100644
--- a/graphics/opengl/shader.cpp
+++ b/graphics/opengl/shader.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ static const GLchar *readFile(const Common::String &filename) {
 
 	#if defined(EMSCRIPTEN)
 	// Since we need to bundle all files into data files on Emscripten, we keep all shaders in a different folder
-	SearchMan.addDirectory("ALL_SHADERS", "/", 0, 2);
 	#endif
 	// Allow load shaders from source code directory without install them
 	// It's used for development purpose
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ static const GLchar *readFile(const Common::String &filename) {
 	SearchMan.remove("STARK_SHADERS");
 	SearchMan.remove("WINTERMUTE_SHADERS");
 	#if defined(EMSCRIPTEN)
-	SearchMan.remove("ALL_SHADERS");
 	#endif
 
 	const int32 size = file.size();