diff --git a/packages/mermaid/package.json b/packages/mermaid/package.json
index d16e23794..e4480286f 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/package.json
+++ b/packages/mermaid/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
     "non-layered-tidy-tree-layout": "^2.0.2",
     "stylis": "^4.1.2",
     "ts-dedent": "^2.2.0",
-    "uuid": "^9.0.0"
+    "uuid": "^9.0.0",
+    "web-worker": "^1.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/cytoscape": "^3.19.9",
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js
index 5a786eee9..15624fc57 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { log } from '../../../logger';
 import { setupGraphViewbox } from '../../../setupGraphViewbox';
 import common, { evaluate } from '../../common/common';
 import { interpolateToCurve, getStylesFromArray } from '../../../utils';
-import ELK from 'elkjs';
+import ELK from 'elkjs/lib/elk.bundled.js';
 
 let elk;
 
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index c121e365f..f20f95167 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ importers:
       uuid:
         specifier: ^9.0.0
         version: 9.0.0
+      web-worker:
+        specifier: ^1.2.0
+        version: 1.2.0
     devDependencies:
       '@types/cytoscape':
         specifier: ^3.19.9
@@ -12435,6 +12438,10 @@ packages:
       minimalistic-assert: 1.0.1
     dev: true
 
+  /web-worker/1.2.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-PgF341avzqyx60neE9DD+XS26MMNMoUQRz9NOZwW32nPQrF6p77f1htcnjBSEV8BGMKZ16choqUG4hyI0Hx7mA==}
+    dev: false
+
   /webdriver/7.16.11:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-6nBOXae4xuBH4Nqvi/zvtwjnxSLTONBpxOiRJtQ68CYTYv5+w3m8CsaWy3HbK/0XXa++NYl62bDNn70OGEKb+Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=12.0.0'}