diff --git a/ts/reviewer/images.ts b/ts/reviewer/images.ts
index 2515936bb..35a2e269f 100644
--- a/ts/reviewer/images.ts
+++ b/ts/reviewer/images.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ export function allImagesLoaded(): Promise<void[]> {
 }
 
 function imageLoaded(img: HTMLImageElement): Promise<void> {
-    if (!img.getAttribute("decoding")) {
-        img.decoding = "async";
-        img.decode();
-    }
     return img.complete
         ? Promise.resolve()
         : new Promise((resolve) => {
@@ -32,6 +28,8 @@ function extractImageSrcs(fragment: DocumentFragment): string[] {
 function createImage(src: string): HTMLImageElement {
     const img = new Image();
     img.src = src;
+    img.decoding = "async";
+    img.decode();
     return img;
 }