diff --git a/src/audio/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenaudio.c b/src/audio/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenaudio.c
index cb5b6bf494..c70fa75620 100644
--- a/src/audio/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenaudio.c
@@ -155,8 +155,12 @@ static bool EMSCRIPTENAUDIO_OpenDevice(SDL_AudioDevice *device)
             Module['SDL3'] = {};
         }
         var SDL3 = Module['SDL3'];
-        SDL3.audio_playback = {};
-        SDL3.audio_recording = {};
+        if (typeof(SDL3.audio_playback) === 'undefined') {
+            SDL3.audio_playback = {};
+        }
+        if (typeof(SDL3.audio_recording) === 'undefined') {
+            SDL3.audio_recording = {};
+        }
 
         if (!SDL3.audioContext) {
             if (typeof(AudioContext) !== 'undefined') {