diff --git a/recipes/recipes_emscripten/wheel/recipe.yaml b/recipes/recipes_emscripten/wheel/recipe.yaml
index 7babd78be..0ea72b794 100644
--- a/recipes/recipes_emscripten/wheel/recipe.yaml
+++ b/recipes/recipes_emscripten/wheel/recipe.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ build:
   number: 1
 
 requirements:
-  host:
+  build:
   - ${{ compiler("c") }}
   - cross-python_emscripten-wasm32
+  host:
   - python
   - flit-core
   run: