diff --git a/lib/runtime-core/src/codegen.rs b/lib/runtime-core/src/codegen.rs
index f0fd2c934..47207fafd 100644
--- a/lib/runtime-core/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/lib/runtime-core/src/codegen.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub fn default_validating_parser_config() -> wasmparser::ValidatingParserConfig
         operator_config: wasmparser::OperatorValidatorConfig {
             enable_threads: false,
             enable_reference_types: false,
-            enable_simd: false,
+            enable_simd: true,
             enable_bulk_memory: false,
             enable_multi_value: false,
         },