diff --git a/.github/workflows/web_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/web_builds.yml
index 9da1f66fd82..57f1822f558 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/web_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/web_builds.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ env:
   # Used for the cache key. Add version suffix to force clean build.
   GODOT_BASE_BRANCH: '4.1'
   SCONSFLAGS: verbose=yes warnings=extra werror=yes debug_symbols=no
-  EM_VERSION: 3.1.18
+  EM_VERSION: 3.1.45
   EM_CACHE_FOLDER: "emsdk-cache"
 
 concurrency:
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   web-template:
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     name: Template (target=template_release)
 
     steps:
diff --git a/platform/web/detect.py b/platform/web/detect.py
index 2685cbcd63e..2a976e9810f 100644
--- a/platform/web/detect.py
+++ b/platform/web/detect.py
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ def configure(env: "Environment"):
         else:
             env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-flto"])
             env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-flto"])
+        # Workaround https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/issues/19781.
+        cc_version = get_compiler_version(env)
+        cc_semver = (int(cc_version["major"]), int(cc_version["minor"]), int(cc_version["patch"]))
+        if cc_semver >= (3, 1, 42):
+            env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-Wl,-u,scalbnf"])
 
     # Sanitizers
     if env["use_ubsan"]: