diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.init.mw.ArticleTargetSaver.js b/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.init.mw.ArticleTargetSaver.js
index 922867755b..1281dcfe18 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.init.mw.ArticleTargetSaver.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.init.mw.ArticleTargetSaver.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		 * @return {jQuery.Promise} Promise resolved with deflated HTML
 		 */
 		deflate: function ( html ) {
-			return mw.loader.using( 'mediawiki.deflate' ).then( () => mw.deflate( html ) );
+			return mw.loader.using( 'mediawiki.deflate' ).then( () => mw.deflateAsync( html ) );
 
 		},