diff --git a/test/gl_error.c b/test/gl_error.c
index f309dde919314..196a5fbe0498e 100644
--- a/test/gl_error.c
+++ b/test/gl_error.c
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <emscripten.h>
-#include <emscripten/html5.h>
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -21,10 +19,17 @@ int main() {
   screen = SDL_SetVideoMode( 256, 256, 16, SDL_OPENGL );
   assert(screen);
 
-  // pop from empty stack
+  // glGetError again should return 0 initially
+  assert(glGetError() == 0);
+
+  // pop from empty stack, causing an underflow error
   glPopMatrix();
-  assert(glGetError() == GL_STACK_UNDERFLOW);
+  GLenum err = glGetError();
+  printf("glGetError -> %d\n", err);
+  assert(err == GL_STACK_UNDERFLOW);
+
+  // Calling glGetError again should report no error.
+  assert(glGetError() == 0);
 
-  REPORT_RESULT(1);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test/test_browser.py b/test/test_browser.py
index c109b1a4e54d9..8d7c55775ff00 100644
--- a/test/test_browser.py
+++ b/test/test_browser.py
@@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@ def test_perspective(self):
 
   @requires_graphics_hardware
   def test_glerror(self):
-    self.btest('gl_error.c', expected='1', cflags=['-sLEGACY_GL_EMULATION', '-lGL'])
+    self.btest_exit('gl_error.c', cflags=['-sLEGACY_GL_EMULATION', '-lGL'])
 
   @parameterized({
     '': ([],),