diff --git a/test/other/embind_tsgen_es6.d.ts b/test/other/embind_tsgen_es6.d.ts
index 24bedba7b1f84..31906a18d7d85 100644
--- a/test/other/embind_tsgen_es6.d.ts
+++ b/test/other/embind_tsgen_es6.d.ts
@@ -110,5 +110,4 @@ interface EmbindModule {
   wstring_test(_0: string): string;
 }
 export type MainModule = WasmModule & EmbindModule;
-export type MainModuleFunctor = (options?: unknown) => Promise<MainModule>;
-export default MainModuleFunctor;
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+export default function MainModuleFactory (options?: unknown): Promise<MainModule>;
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diff --git a/tools/emscripten.py b/tools/emscripten.py
index 90c32ae33e6ca..ec2f71062f4c2 100644
--- a/tools/emscripten.py
+++ b/tools/emscripten.py
@@ -632,8 +632,7 @@ def create_tsd(metadata, embind_tsd):
     export_interfaces += ' & EmbindModule'
   out += f'export type MainModule = {export_interfaces};\n'
   if settings.EXPORT_ES6 and settings.MODULARIZE:
-    out += 'export type MainModuleFunctor = (options?: unknown) => Promise<MainModule>;\n'
-    out += 'export default MainModuleFunctor;\n'
+    out += 'export default function MainModuleFactory (options?: unknown): Promise<MainModule>;\n'
   return out