diff --git a/src/consts.rs b/src/consts.rs
index 660badb6a50..07c7a54de1c 100644
--- a/src/consts.rs
+++ b/src/consts.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ impl<'gcc, 'tcx> StaticCodegenMethods for CodegenCx<'gcc, 'tcx> {
 
         // Wasm statics with custom link sections get special treatment as they
         // go into custom sections of the wasm executable.
-        if self.tcx.sess.opts.target_triple.tuple().starts_with("wasm32") {
+        if self.tcx.sess.target.is_like_wasm {
             if let Some(_section) = attrs.link_section {
                 unimplemented!();
             }