diff --git a/emcc.py b/emcc.py
index a64a00eab4555..86526faa2336e 100644
--- a/emcc.py
+++ b/emcc.py
@@ -343,12 +343,11 @@ def add_link_arg(flag, is_file=False):
     linker_args.append(LinkFlag(flag, is_file))
 
   skip = False
-  for i in range(len(newargs)):
+  for i, arg in enumerate(newargs):
     if skip:
       skip = False
       continue
 
-    arg = newargs[i]
     if arg in CLANG_FLAGS_WITH_ARGS:
       skip = True