diff --git a/app/soapbox/utils/resize-image.ts b/app/soapbox/utils/resize-image.ts
index 62c2d839b..e4f9001ad 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/utils/resize-image.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/utils/resize-image.ts
@@ -118,24 +118,25 @@ const loadImage = (inputFile: File) => new Promise<HTMLImageElement>((resolve, r
 });
 
 /** Get the exif orientation for the image. */
-const getOrientation = (img: HTMLImageElement, type = 'image/png') => new Promise<number>(resolve => {
+async function getOrientation(img: HTMLImageElement, type = 'image/png'): Promise<number> {
   if (!['image/jpeg', 'image/webp'].includes(type)) {
-    resolve(1);
-    return;
+    return 1;
   }
 
-  import('exif-js').then(({ default: EXIF }) => {
-    // @ts-ignore: The TypeScript definition is wrong.
-    EXIF.getData(img, () => {
-      const orientation = EXIF.getTag(img, 'Orientation');
-      if (orientation !== 1) {
-        dropOrientationIfNeeded(orientation).then(resolve).catch(() => resolve(orientation));
-      } else {
-        resolve(orientation);
-      }
-    });
-  }).catch(() => {});
-});
+  try {
+    const exifr = await import('exifr');
+    const orientation = await exifr.orientation(img) ?? 1;
+
+    if (orientation !== 1) {
+      return await dropOrientationIfNeeded(orientation);
+    } else {
+      return orientation;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to get orientation:', error);
+    return 1;
+  }
+}
 
 const processImage = (
   img: HTMLImageElement,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5ef9f2b9b..faab23994 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     "emoji-datasource": "14.0.0",
     "emoji-mart": "^5.5.2",
     "escape-html": "^1.0.3",
-    "exif-js": "^2.3.0",
+    "exifr": "^7.1.3",
     "graphemesplit": "^2.4.4",
     "http-link-header": "^1.0.2",
     "immer": "^9.0.19",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d401460cd..d417e038f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4778,10 +4778,10 @@ exenv@^1.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/exenv/-/exenv-1.2.2.tgz#2ae78e85d9894158670b03d47bec1f03bd91bb9d"
   integrity sha1-KueOhdmJQVhnCwPUe+wfA72Ru50=
 
-exif-js@^2.3.0:
-  version "2.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/exif-js/-/exif-js-2.3.0.tgz#9d10819bf571f873813e7640241255ab9ce1a814"
-  integrity sha1-nRCBm/Vx+HOBPnZAJBJVq5zhqBQ=
+exifr@^7.1.3:
+  version "7.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/exifr/-/exifr-7.1.3.tgz#f6218012c36dbb7d843222011b27f065fddbab6f"
+  integrity sha512-g/aje2noHivrRSLbAUtBPWFbxKdKhgj/xr1vATDdUXPOFYJlQ62Ft0oy+72V6XLIpDJfHs6gXLbBLAolqOXYRw==
 
 expand-tilde@^2.0.2:
   version "2.0.2"