diff --git a/addons/ofxAssimp/addon_config.mk b/addons/ofxAssimp/addon_config.mk
index 53c1b7643f3..5958d36f718 100644
--- a/addons/ofxAssimp/addon_config.mk
+++ b/addons/ofxAssimp/addon_config.mk
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ osx:
 	
 emscripten:
 	ADDON_LIBS=
-	ADDON_LIBS=../ofxAssimpModelLoader/libs/assimp/lib/emscripten/libassimp.a
+	ADDON_LIBS=../ofxAssimpModelLoader/libs/assimp/lib/emscripten/%/libassimp.a
diff --git a/addons/ofxAssimpModelLoader/addon_config.mk b/addons/ofxAssimpModelLoader/addon_config.mk
index caeea3c6c18..eff21858391 100644
--- a/addons/ofxAssimpModelLoader/addon_config.mk
+++ b/addons/ofxAssimpModelLoader/addon_config.mk
@@ -112,4 +112,4 @@ osx:
 	
 emscripten:
 	ADDON_LIBS=
-	ADDON_LIBS=libs/assimp/lib/emscripten/libassimp.a
+	ADDON_LIBS=libs/assimp/lib/emscripten/%/libassimp.a
diff --git a/libs/openFrameworksCompiled/project/makefileCommon/config.addons.mk b/libs/openFrameworksCompiled/project/makefileCommon/config.addons.mk
index e5bc4014b04..12b482e1d81 100644
--- a/libs/openFrameworksCompiled/project/makefileCommon/config.addons.mk
+++ b/libs/openFrameworksCompiled/project/makefileCommon/config.addons.mk
@@ -149,11 +149,14 @@ define parse_addon
 	$(eval TMP_PROJECT_ADDONS_CFLAGS += $(ADDON_CPPFLAGS)) \
 	$(if $(strip $(ADDON_LIBS)), \
 		$(foreach addon_lib, $(strip $(ADDON_LIBS)), \
-			$(if $(wildcard $(addon)/$(addon_lib)), \
-				$(eval TMP_PROJECT_ADDONS_LIBS += $(addon)/$(addon_lib)) \
+			$(eval lib_pattern := $(subst %,*,$(addon_lib))) \
+			$(eval match := $(wildcard $(addon)/$(lib_pattern))) \
+			$(if $(match), \
+				$(eval TMP_PROJECT_ADDONS_LIBS += $(match)) \
 			) \
-			$(if $(wildcard $(addon_lib)), \
-				$(eval TMP_PROJECT_ADDONS_LIBS += $(addon_lib)) \
+			$(eval match_global := $(wildcard $(lib_pattern))) \
+			$(if $(match_global), \
+				$(eval TMP_PROJECT_ADDONS_LIBS += $(match_global)) \
 			) \
 		) \
 	) \