diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/wasm_base.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/wasm_base.rs
index b208eb92f8ff9..87e740de08e91 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/wasm_base.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/wasm_base.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ pub fn options() -> TargetOptions {
 
     TargetOptions {
         is_like_wasm: true,
+        families: vec!["wasm".to_string()],
 
         // we allow dynamic linking, but only cdylibs. Basically we allow a
         // final library artifact that exports some symbols (a wasm module) but
diff --git a/src/test/ui/cfg/cfg-family.rs b/src/test/ui/cfg/cfg-family.rs
index 912bda4b5e500..c7d196a2aa6eb 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/cfg/cfg-family.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/cfg/cfg-family.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-// run-pass
+// build-pass
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
-// ignore-wasm32-bare no target_family
+// ignore-wasm32-bare no bare family
 // ignore-sgx
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
diff --git a/src/test/ui/cfg/cfg-target-family.rs b/src/test/ui/cfg/cfg-target-family.rs
index b4dc1b738638c..90a59fab8e250 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/cfg/cfg-target-family.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/cfg/cfg-target-family.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// run-pass
-// ignore-wasm32-bare no target_family
+// build-pass
 // ignore-sgx
 
 // pretty-expanded FIXME #23616
@@ -11,3 +10,7 @@ pub fn main() {
 #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
 pub fn main() {
 }
+
+#[cfg(target_family="wasm")]
+pub fn main() {
+}