diff --git a/lib/std/os/emscripten.zig b/lib/std/os/emscripten.zig
index d8ed5887ff..882a1162a7 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/emscripten.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/emscripten.zig
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ pub const W = struct {
     pub fn TERMSIG(s: u32) SIG {
         return @enumFromInt(s & 0x7f);
     }
-    pub fn STOPSIG(s: u32) u32 {
+    pub fn STOPSIG(s: u32) SIG {
         return @enumFromInt(EXITSTATUS(s));
     }
     pub fn IFEXITED(s: u32) bool {