diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 24472a24e2d..d4e026d4a30 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ const {
   HTTPParserError
 } = require('./core/errors')
 const buildConnector = require('./core/connect')
-const llhttpWasmData = require('./llhttp/llhttp.wasm.js')
-const llhttpSimdWasmData = require('./llhttp/llhttp_simd.wasm.js')
-
 const {
   kUrl,
   kReset,
@@ -413,7 +410,7 @@ const EMPTY_BUF = Buffer.alloc(0)
 async function lazyllhttp () {
   let mod
   try {
-    mod = await WebAssembly.compile(Buffer.from(llhttpWasmData, 'base64'))
+    mod = await WebAssembly.compile(Buffer.from(require('./llhttp/llhttp_simd.wasm.js'), 'base64'))
   } catch (e) {
     /* istanbul ignore next */
 
@@ -421,7 +418,7 @@ async function lazyllhttp () {
     // being enabled, but the occurring of this other error
     // * https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/issues/11495
     // got me to remove that check to avoid breaking Node 12.
-    mod = await WebAssembly.compile(Buffer.from(llhttpSimdWasmData, 'base64'))
+    mod = await WebAssembly.compile(Buffer.from(require('./llhttp/llhttp.wasm.js'), 'base64'))
   }
 
   return await WebAssembly.instantiate(mod, {