diff --git a/.github/workflows/javascript_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/javascript_builds.yml
index 17de78c45..c3fba3d5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/javascript_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/javascript_builds.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 env:
   PANDEMONIUM_BASE_BRANCH: master
   SCONSFLAGS: verbose=yes warnings=all debug_symbols=no werror=yes 
-  EM_VERSION: 3.1.18
+  EM_VERSION: 3.1.45
   EM_CACHE_FOLDER: "emsdk-cache"
 
 concurrency:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   javascript-template:
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     name: Template (target=release, tools=no)
 
     steps:
diff --git a/platform/javascript/detect.py b/platform/javascript/detect.py
index 2b53d3460..f95b1f4d6 100644
--- a/platform/javascript/detect.py
+++ b/platform/javascript/detect.py
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ def configure(env):
         else:
             env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-flto"])
             env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-flto"])
+        # Workaround https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/issues/19781.
+        cc_semver = tuple(get_compiler_version(env))
+        if cc_semver >= (3, 1, 42):
+            env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-Wl,-u,scalbnf"])
 
     # Sanitizers
     if env["use_ubsan"]: