diff --git a/build/cromite.gn_args b/build/cromite.gn_args
index 3d2bc2d5..c9cd1258 100644
--- a/build/cromite.gn_args
+++ b/build/cromite.gn_args
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ use_relr_relocations=false
 # see https://github.com/uazo/cromite/pull/317 for context
 use_v8_context_snapshot = false
 
+# enable libjxl support by default
+enable_jxl_decoder = true
+
 declare_args() {
   _is_debug_build = ""
 }