diff --git a/src/binding.gyp b/src/binding.gyp
index ae38a29f..4cbda4a8 100644
--- a/src/binding.gyp
+++ b/src/binding.gyp
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@
                 '-sENVIRONMENT=node',
                 '-sEXPORTED_FUNCTIONS=["emnapiInit", "_vips_shutdown", "_uv_library_shutdown"]',
                 '-sNODERAWFS',
-                '-sTEXTDECODER=0',
                 '-sWASM_ASYNC_COMPILATION=0',
                 '-sWASM_BIGINT'
               ],