diff --git a/build/cromite.gn_args b/build/cromite.gn_args
index c9cd1258c..39ec5d2ea 100644
--- a/build/cromite.gn_args
+++ b/build/cromite.gn_args
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ use_v8_context_snapshot = false
 # enable libjxl support by default
 enable_jxl_decoder = true
 
+# disable minikin engine
+# see https://github.com/uazo/cromite/issues/697
+use_minikin_hyphenation = false
+
 declare_args() {
   _is_debug_build = ""
 }