diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a65f5f61a68..7576c505e67f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -462,10 +462,17 @@ elseif(GNU_GCC OR LLVM_CLANG)
     # The following optimisation flags makes the engine code ~3 times
     # faster, measured on a Atom CPU.
     add_compile_options(
-      -O3
       -ffast-math
       -funroll-loops
     )
+    if(EMSCRIPTEN)
+      # Optimize for size + speed when targeting Emscripten/WebAssembly
+      # This is recommended as we use asyncify: 
+      # See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/wasm.html#asyncify
+      add_compile_options(-Os)
+    else()
+      add_compile_options(-O3)
+    endif()
     # set -fomit-frame-pointer when we don't profile and are not using
     # Clang sanitizers.
     # Note: It is only included in -O on machines where it does not
@@ -1589,7 +1596,7 @@ if(EMSCRIPTEN)
   # We need asyncify to support asynchronous calls (e.g. QDialog::exec)
   # when targeting Emscripten/WebAssembly.
   # See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/wasm.html#asyncify
-  target_link_options(mixxx-lib PUBLIC -sASYNCIFY -Os)
+  target_link_options(mixxx-lib PUBLIC -sASYNCIFY)
 endif()
 
 # QML Debugging