diff --git a/ports/webassembly/main.c b/ports/webassembly/main.c
index 0aacf1ee09..1b053046bf 100644
--- a/ports/webassembly/main.c
+++ b/ports/webassembly/main.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ void mp_js_init(int heap_size) {
         mp_vfs_mount(2, args, (mp_map_t *)&mp_const_empty_map);
         MP_STATE_VM(vfs_cur) = MP_STATE_VM(vfs_mount_table);
     }
+    mp_obj_list_append(mp_sys_path, MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR__slash_lib));
     #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/ports/webassembly/qstrdefsport.h b/ports/webassembly/qstrdefsport.h
index 00d3e2ae3c..472d05f437 100644
--- a/ports/webassembly/qstrdefsport.h
+++ b/ports/webassembly/qstrdefsport.h
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 // qstrs specific to this port
 // *FORMAT-OFF*
+Q(/lib)