diff --git a/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml b/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml
index 90fa919e..61c3ae24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autobuild.yml
@@ -384,13 +384,13 @@ jobs:
           mkdir "$runner_temp"/retro-phase2
           cd build
           CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -v
-          strip libretro-mkxp-z.dll
-          mv libretro-mkxp-z.dll "$runner_temp"/retro-phase2/mkxp-z_libretro.dll
+          strip mkxp-z_libretro.dll
+          mv mkxp-z_libretro.dll "$runner_temp"/retro-phase2
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: libretro-mkxp-z.windows.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
+          name: mkxp-z_libretro.windows.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
 
   build-retro-linux-gnu:
@@ -481,16 +481,16 @@ jobs:
           CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -v
           if [ '${{ matrix.arch_mkxpz }}' != 'x86_64' ]
           then
-            ${{ matrix.arch_gcc }}-strip libretro-mkxp-z.so
+            ${{ matrix.arch_gcc }}-strip mkxp-z_libretro.so
           else
-            strip libretro-mkxp-z.so
+            strip mkxp-z_libretro.so
           fi
-          mv libretro-mkxp-z.so ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2/mkxp-z_libretro.so
+          mv mkxp-z_libretro.so ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: libretro-mkxp-z.linux-gnu.${{ matrix.arch_mkxpz }}.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
+          name: mkxp-z_libretro.linux-gnu.${{ matrix.arch_mkxpz }}.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
 
   build-retro-linux-musl:
@@ -619,13 +619,13 @@ jobs:
           mkdir ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
           cd build
           CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -v
-          llvm-strip libretro-mkxp-z.so
-          mv libretro-mkxp-z.so ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2/mkxp-z_libretro.so
+          llvm-strip mkxp-z_libretro.so
+          mv mkxp-z_libretro.so ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: libretro-mkxp-z.linux-musl.${{ matrix.arch_mkxpz }}.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
+          name: mkxp-z_libretro.linux-musl.${{ matrix.arch_mkxpz }}.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
 
   build-retro-android:
@@ -710,13 +710,13 @@ jobs:
           mkdir ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
           cd build
           CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -v
-          llvm-strip libretro-mkxp-z.so
-          mv libretro-mkxp-z.so ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2/mkxp-z_libretro.so
+          llvm-strip mkxp-z_libretro.so
+          mv mkxp-z_libretro.so ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: libretro-mkxp-z.android.${{ matrix.arch_mkxpz }}.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
+          name: mkxp-z_libretro.android.${{ matrix.arch_mkxpz }}.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
 
   build-retro-darwin:
@@ -777,13 +777,13 @@ jobs:
           mkdir ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
           cd build
           CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -v
-          strip -x libretro-mkxp-z.dylib
-          mv libretro-mkxp-z.dylib ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2/mkxp-z_libretro.dylib
+          strip -x mkxp-z_libretro.dylib
+          mv mkxp-z_libretro.dylib ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: libretro-mkxp-z.darwin.${{ matrix.arch_mkxpz }}.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
+          name: mkxp-z_libretro.darwin.${{ matrix.arch_mkxpz }}.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
 
   build-retro-emscripten:
@@ -836,36 +836,22 @@ jobs:
           mkdir ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
           cd build
           CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -v
-
-      - name: Link core
-        run: |
-          cd build
-          mkdir mkxp-link
-          cd mkxp-link
-          set -o xtrace
-          find ../ -type f -name '*.a' -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' path; do
-            filename="$(basename "$path")"
-            mkdir "$filename.p"
-            cd "$filename.p"
-            emar x "../$path"
-            cd ..
-          done
-          find ./ -type f -name '*.o' -print0 | xargs -0 emcc -r -o ${{ runner.temp }}/libretro-mkxp-z.bc
+          mv mkxp-z_libretro.bc ${{ runner.temp }}
 
       - name: Build RetroArch
         run: |
           cd ${{ runner.temp }}
           git clone https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch retroarch --depth 1 -b $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/libretro/RetroArch/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
-          mv libretro-mkxp-z.bc retroarch/libretro_emscripten.bc
+          mv mkxp-z_libretro.bc retroarch/libretro_emscripten.bc
           cd retroarch
-          emmake make -f Makefile.emscripten LIBRETRO=mkxp-z
+          CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 emmake make -f Makefile.emscripten LIBRETRO=mkxp-z
           mv mkxp-z_libretro.wasm ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
           mv mkxp-z_libretro.js ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: libretro-mkxp-z.emscripten.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
+          name: mkxp-z_libretro.emscripten.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/retro-phase2
 
   build-retro-vita:
@@ -914,12 +900,12 @@ jobs:
           mkdir ~/retro-phase2
           cd build
           CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -v
-          mv libretro-mkxp-z.a ~/retro-phase2/mkxp-z_libretro.a
+          mv mkxp-z_libretro.a ~/retro-phase2
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: libretro-mkxp-z.vita.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
+          name: mkxp-z_libretro.vita.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
           path: ~/retro-phase2
 
   build-retro-wiiu:
@@ -970,12 +956,12 @@ jobs:
           mkdir ~/retro-phase2
           cd build
           CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -v
-          mv libretro-mkxp-z.a ~/retro-phase2/mkxp-z_libretro.a
+          mv mkxp-z_libretro.a ~/retro-phase2
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: libretro-mkxp-z.wiiu.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
+          name: mkxp-z_libretro.wiiu.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
           path: ~/retro-phase2
 
   build-retro-switch:
@@ -1027,10 +1013,10 @@ jobs:
           mkdir ~/retro-phase2
           cd build
           CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ninja -v
-          mv libretro-mkxp-z.a ~/retro-phase2/mkxp-z_libretro.a
+          mv mkxp-z_libretro.a ~/retro-phase2
 
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: libretro-mkxp-z.switch.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
+          name: mkxp-z_libretro.switch.${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('PR{0}', github.event.number) || github.ref_name }}-${{ steps.short-sha.outputs.sha }}
           path: ~/retro-phase2
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 805a06db..4b1fa648 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ if get_option('retro') == true
         'ALSOFT_EXAMPLES': false,
         'ALSOFT_UPDATE_BUILD_VERSION': false,
         'ALSOFT_EMBED_HRTF_DATA': false,
+        'ALSOFT_RTKIT': false,
         'ALSOFT_BACKEND_PIPEWIRE': false,
         'ALSOFT_BACKEND_PULSEAUDIO': false,
         'ALSOFT_BACKEND_ALSA': false,
@@ -174,6 +175,12 @@ if get_option('retro') == true
         retro_link_args += '-static-libstdc++'
     endif
 
+    # When targeting Emscripten, we need to build a relocatable object
+    if host_system == 'emscripten'
+        compilers['cpp'].has_link_argument('-r', required: true)
+        retro_link_args += '-r'
+    endif
+
     # If possible, stop the linker from reexporting the symbols from the static libraries we use (e.g. zlib)
     if host_system != 'emscripten' and compilers['cpp'].has_link_argument('-Wl,--version-script,' + join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'retro/link.T')) # Only works with GNU linker and LLVM linker
         retro_link_args += '-Wl,--version-script,' + join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'retro/link.T')
@@ -206,8 +213,11 @@ if get_option('retro') == true
         retro_deps += compilers['cpp'].find_library('iconv')
     endif
 
-    library(
-        'retro-' + meson.project_name(),
+    build_target(
+        meson.project_name() + '_libretro',
+        name_prefix: '',
+        name_suffix: host_system == 'emscripten' ? 'bc' : [],
+        target_type: host_system == 'emscripten' ? 'executable' : 'library',
         dependencies: retro_deps,
         c_args: [
             '-fno-optimize-sibling-calls',
@@ -223,7 +233,6 @@ if get_option('retro') == true
         cpp_args: ['-Wno-unused-command-line-argument'] + retro_cppflags + retro_defines,
         link_args: retro_link_args,
         gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
-        install: true, # Prevents Meson from creating thin archives when building with `--default-library static`; see https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/9479
         include_directories: [
             include_directories('.'),
             include_directories('src'),
@@ -248,7 +257,7 @@ if get_option('retro') == true
             include_directories(join_paths(retro_phase1, 'sdl/include')),
         ],
         sources: [
-            vcs_tag(command: ['git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'], fallback: 'unknown', input: 'src/git-hash.h.in', output: 'git-hash.h', replace_string: '@MKXPZ_GIT_HASH@'),
+            vcs_tag(command: ['git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'], fallback: 'unknown', input: 'src/git-hash.h.in', output: 'git-hash.h'),
             'src/core.cpp',
             'src/sharedstate.cpp',
             'src/audio/alstream.cpp',
@@ -294,7 +303,7 @@ if get_option('retro') == true
     )
 else
 
-global_sources += vcs_tag(command: ['git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'], fallback: 'unknown', input: 'src/git-hash.h.in', output: 'git-hash.h', replace_string: '@MKXPZ_GIT_HASH@')
+global_sources += vcs_tag(command: ['git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'], fallback: 'unknown', input: 'src/git-hash.h.in', output: 'git-hash.h')
 if host_endian == 'big'
     global_args += '-DMKXPZ_BIG_ENDIAN'
     global_args += '-DWABT_BIG_ENDIAN=1'
diff --git a/src/core.cpp b/src/core.cpp
index e44798fe..e79fa55b 100644
--- a/src/core.cpp
+++ b/src/core.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ extern "C" RETRO_API void retro_init() {
 }
 
 extern "C" RETRO_API void retro_deinit() {
+    std::free(sound_buf);
     std::free(frame_buf);
 }
 
@@ -359,27 +360,27 @@ extern "C" RETRO_API void retro_reset() {
 extern "C" RETRO_API void retro_run() {
     input_poll();
 
-    if (!mkxp_retro::sandbox.has_value()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    try {
-        if (sb().run<struct main>()) {
-            log_printf(RETRO_LOG_INFO, "[Sandbox] Ruby terminated normally\n");
+    if (mkxp_retro::sandbox.has_value()) {
+        try {
+            if (sb().run<struct main>()) {
+                log_printf(RETRO_LOG_INFO, "[Sandbox] Ruby terminated normally\n");
+                deinit_sandbox();
+                return;
+            }
+        } catch (SandboxException) {
+            log_printf(RETRO_LOG_ERROR, "[Sandbox] Ruby threw an exception\n");
             deinit_sandbox();
             return;
         }
-    } catch (SandboxException) {
-        log_printf(RETRO_LOG_ERROR, "[Sandbox] Ruby threw an exception\n");
-        deinit_sandbox();
-        return;
     }
 
     video_refresh(frame_buf, 640, 480, 640 * 4);
 
-    audio->render();
-    alcRenderSamplesSOFT(al_device, sound_buf, 735);
-    audio_sample_batch(sound_buf, 735);
+    if (mkxp_retro::sandbox.has_value()) {
+        audio->render();
+        alcRenderSamplesSOFT(al_device, sound_buf, 735);
+        audio_sample_batch(sound_buf, 735);
+    }
 }
 
 extern "C" RETRO_API size_t retro_serialize_size() {
diff --git a/src/git-hash.h.in b/src/git-hash.h.in
index 700b8017..6360486e 100644
--- a/src/git-hash.h.in
+++ b/src/git-hash.h.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #ifndef MKXPZ_GIT_HASH
-#define MKXPZ_GIT_HASH "@MKXPZ_GIT_HASH@"
+#  define MKXPZ_GIT_HASH "@VCS_TAG@"
 #endif /* MKXPZ_GIT_HASH */