diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e9c588fd..fffa097b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@node-core/doc-kit",
-  "version": "1.3.3",
+  "version": "1.3.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@node-core/doc-kit",
-      "version": "1.3.3",
+      "version": "1.3.4",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^3.0.0",
         "@heroicons/react": "^2.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2768520c..5d26f94c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@node-core/doc-kit",
   "type": "module",
-  "version": "1.3.3",
+  "version": "1.3.4",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/nodejs/doc-kit.git"
diff --git a/src/utils/highlighter.mjs b/src/utils/highlighter.mjs
index 985b9c3c..9e8fb6e2 100644
--- a/src/utils/highlighter.mjs
+++ b/src/utils/highlighter.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+import { endianness } from 'node:os';
+
 import createHighlighter from '@node-core/rehype-shiki';
 import { h as createElement } from 'hastscript';
 import { SKIP, visit } from 'unist-util-visit';
@@ -40,7 +42,10 @@ export const highlighter = await createHighlighter({
   // riscv64 with sv39 has limited virtual memory space, where creating
   // too many (>20) wasm memory instances fails.
   // https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/60591
-  wasm: process.arch !== 'riscv64',
+  //
+  // The wasm highlighter is currently not compatible with big endian.
+  // https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/62512#issuecomment-4243469950
+  wasm: process.arch !== 'riscv64' && endianness() === 'LE',
 });
 
 /**