diff --git a/crates/loader/src/loader.rs b/crates/loader/src/loader.rs
index 134e659e9..fa2d9561b 100644
--- a/crates/loader/src/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/loader/src/loader.rs
@@ -1292,6 +1292,7 @@ impl Loader {
 
         let mut command = Command::new(&clang_executable);
         command.current_dir(src_path).args([
+            "--target=wasm32-unknown-wasi",
             "-o",
             output_path.to_str().unwrap(),
             "-fPIC",