diff --git a/pglite-wasm/excluded.pglite.imports b/pglite-wasm/excluded.pglite.imports
deleted file mode 100644
index e0d801f2348b5..0000000000000
--- a/pglite-wasm/excluded.pglite.imports
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-__indirect_function_table
-invoke_di
-invoke_didi
-invoke_dii
-invoke_i
-invoke_ii
-invoke_iii
-invoke_iiii
-invoke_iiiii
-invoke_iiiiii
-invoke_iiiiiii
-invoke_iiiiiiii
-invoke_iij
-invoke_ij
-invoke_ijj
-invoke_j
-invoke_ji
-invoke_jiiiii
-invoke_v
-invoke_vi
-invoke_vii
-invoke_viii
-invoke_viiidi
-invoke_viiii
-invoke_viiiii
-invoke_viiiiii
-invoke_viiiiii
-invoke_viiiiiiii
-invoke_viiiiiiiii
-invoke_viiji
-invoke_vij
-invoke_vijiiidjiiii
diff --git a/src/backend/Makefile b/src/backend/Makefile
index 1c04efeab0099..9825ef4349e74 100644
--- a/src/backend/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/Makefile
@@ -92,12 +92,20 @@ postgres: $(OBJS)
 
 # Extensions use functions from the core PG. These need to be exported by the emscripten compiler.
 # The following target gathers all extension imports + the default ones (included.pglite.imports),
-# excludes the one in excluded.pglite.imports and adds a leading _ to each.
+# excludes (invoke_* and __indirect_function_table) (Emscripten runtime trampolines)
+# exlcudes defined excludes, libpq exports, and libossp-uuid exports
+# and adds a leading _ to each.
 pglite-exported-functions:
 	$(MKDIR_P) '$(emscripten_imports_dir)'
-	cat $(top_builddir)/pglite-wasm/excluded.*.imports $(top_builddir)/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.list $(LIB_EXPORTS_DIR)/libossp-uuid.exports | sort -u > '$(top_builddir)/pglite-wasm/excluded.imports'
+	@# Build the exclusion list
+	cat $(top_builddir)/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.list $(LIB_EXPORTS_DIR)/libossp-uuid.exports | sort -u > '$(top_builddir)/pglite-wasm/excluded.imports'
+	@# Generate exported_functions.txt:
+	@# 1. Filter out invoke_* and __indirect_function_table (Emscripten runtime, never export)
+	@# 2. Filter out symbols in excluded.imports (build in previous step)
+	@# 3. Add underscore prefix
 	cat $(DESTDIR)$(emscripten_extension_imports_dir)/*.imports '$(top_builddir)/pglite-wasm/included.pglite.imports' | \
 	sort -u | \
+	grep -v -E '^(invoke_|__indirect_function_table)' | \
 	grep -Fvx -f '$(top_builddir)/pglite-wasm/excluded.imports' | \
 	sed 's/^/_/' \
 	> '$(emscripten_imports_dir)/exported_functions.txt'