diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.cpp b/src/bun.js/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.cpp
index e03ff8b8cd..d786694411 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.cpp
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/ZigGlobalObject.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ extern "C" void JSCInitialize(const char* envp[], size_t envc, void (*onCrash)(c
         JSC::Options::heapGrowthSteepnessFactor() = 1.0;
         JSC::Options::heapGrowthMaxIncrease() = 2.0;
         JSC::Options::useAsyncStackTrace() = true;
+        JSC::Options::useExplicitResourceManagement() = true;
         JSC::dangerouslyOverrideJSCBytecodeCacheVersion(getWebKitBytecodeCacheVersion());
 
 #ifdef BUN_DEBUG