diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 344e7f65bc9..c55b19ffd15 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -1,2 +1,12 @@
+*
+!lib/**/*
+!index.js
+!index-fetch.js
+
+# The wasm files are stored as base64 strings in the corresponding .js files
 lib/llhttp/llhttp_simd.wasm
 lib/llhttp/llhttp.wasm
+
+!types/**/*
+!index.d.ts
+!docs/**/*
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d03da7e116d..0c42aa0696f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,15 +61,6 @@
   ],
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
-  "files": [
-    "*.d.ts",
-    "index.js",
-    "index-fetch.js",
-    "loader.js",
-    "lib",
-    "types",
-    "docs"
-  ],
   "scripts": {
     "build:node": "npx esbuild@0.19.4 index-fetch.js --bundle --platform=node --outfile=undici-fetch.js --define:esbuildDetection=1 --keep-names && node scripts/strip-comments.js",
     "prebuild:wasm": "node build/wasm.js --prebuild",