diff --git a/emscripten.py b/emscripten.py
index 57e3cbf0ccfcf..04e5c58a64d60 100644
--- a/emscripten.py
+++ b/emscripten.py
@@ -2414,7 +2414,7 @@ def create_asm_consts_wasm(forwarded_json, metadata):
                      ', code, sigPtr, argbuf); }')
 
     if shared.Settings.RELOCATABLE:
-      preamble += '\n  code -= %s;\n' % (shared.Settings.GLOBAL_BASE, shared.Settings.GLOBAL_BASE)
+      preamble += '\n  code -= %s;\n' % shared.Settings.GLOBAL_BASE
 
     asm_const_funcs.append(r'''
 function %s(code, sigPtr, argbuf) {%s