diff --git a/config_host.mk.in b/config_host.mk.in
index 6d4e5036c70a..15b1c2b74e9a 100644
--- a/config_host.mk.in
+++ b/config_host.mk.in
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export DPKG=@DPKG@
 export EBOOK_CFLAGS=$(gb_SPACE)@EBOOK_CFLAGS@
 export EBOOK_LIBS=$(gb_SPACE)@EBOOK_LIBS@
 export EMSDK_FILE_PACKAGER=@EMSDK_FILE_PACKAGER@
-export EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_POST_JS=@EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_POST_JS@
+export EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_PRE_JS=@EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_PRE_JS@
 export ENABLE_ANDROID_LOK=@ENABLE_ANDROID_LOK@
 export ENABLE_ANDROID_EDITING=@ENABLE_ANDROID_EDITING@
 export ENABLE_AVAHI=@ENABLE_AVAHI@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1de3ce8e6b99..61f961f66370 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ if test "$_os" = "Emscripten"; then
     BUILD_TYPE="$BUILD_TYPE EMSCRIPTEN"
 fi
 AC_SUBST(EMSDK_FILE_PACKAGER)
-AC_SUBST(EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_POST_JS)
+AC_SUBST(EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_PRE_JS)
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Extensions switches --enable/--disable
diff --git a/desktop/Executable_soffice_bin.mk b/desktop/Executable_soffice_bin.mk
index be3b303190c2..f50cfb17633e 100644
--- a/desktop/Executable_soffice_bin.mk
+++ b/desktop/Executable_soffice_bin.mk
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ endif
 $(call gb_Executable_get_linktarget_target,soffice_bin): \
     $(gb_CustomTarget_workdir)/static/unoembind/bindings_uno.js \
     $(SRCDIR)/static/emscripten/uno.js \
-    $(EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_POST_JS)
+    $(EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_PRE_JS)
 
 $(eval $(call gb_Executable_add_ldflags,soffice_bin, \
     --post-js $(gb_CustomTarget_workdir)/static/unoembind/bindings_uno.js \
     --post-js $(SRCDIR)/static/emscripten/uno.js \
-    $(foreach i,$(EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_POST_JS),--post-js $(i)) \
+    $(foreach i,$(EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_PRE_JS),--pre-js $(i)) \
 ))
 
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_DBGUTIL)-$(gb_SUPPRESS_TESTS),TRUE-)
diff --git a/static/README.wasm.md b/static/README.wasm.md
index 48a109bd8469..8eb226f6e97e 100644
--- a/static/README.wasm.md
+++ b/static/README.wasm.md
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ put next to the `qt_soffice.html` that you serve to the browser (i.e., in
 Module.uno_scripts = ['./example.js'];
 ```
 And rebuild LO configured with an additional
-`EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_POST_JS=/...path-to.../include.js`.
+`EMSCRIPTEN_EXTRA_SOFFICE_PRE_JS=/...path-to.../include.js`.
 
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