diff --git a/emcc.py b/emcc.py
index 50c3a2876a23a..6d5c7e333c310 100755
--- a/emcc.py
+++ b/emcc.py
@@ -1162,8 +1162,7 @@ def check(input_file):
         if shared.Settings.EMULATED_FUNCTION_POINTERS == 0:
           shared.Settings.EMULATED_FUNCTION_POINTERS = 2 # by default, use optimized function pointer emulation
         shared.Settings.ERROR_ON_UNDEFINED_SYMBOLS = shared.Settings.WARN_ON_UNDEFINED_SYMBOLS = 0
-        if not shared.Settings.SIDE_MODULE:
-          shared.Settings.EXPORT_ALL = 1
+        shared.Settings.EXPORT_ALL = 1
 
       if shared.Settings.EMTERPRETIFY:
         shared.Settings.FINALIZE_ASM_JS = 0