diff --git a/build/cromite.gn_args b/build/cromite.gn_args
index 262417f2..f6d2d729 100644
--- a/build/cromite.gn_args
+++ b/build/cromite.gn_args
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ use_relr_relocations=false
 use_v8_context_snapshot = false
 
 # enable libjxl support by default
-enable_jxl_decoder = true
+enable_jxl_decoder = false
 
 # disable minikin engine
 # see https://github.com/uazo/cromite/issues/697