diff --git a/packages/integrations/image/src/loaders/squoosh.ts b/packages/integrations/image/src/loaders/squoosh.ts
index 428ae4e34..c1cb815a5 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/image/src/loaders/squoosh.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/image/src/loaders/squoosh.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class SquooshService extends BaseSSRService {
 		const data = await processBuffer(inputBuffer, operations, transform.format, transform.quality || 100);
 
 		return {
-			data,
+			data: Buffer.from(data),
 			format: transform.format
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/packages/integrations/image/src/vendor/squoosh/image-pool.ts b/packages/integrations/image/src/vendor/squoosh/image-pool.ts
index 440dd1a5b..f888f00c9 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/image/src/vendor/squoosh/image-pool.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/image/src/vendor/squoosh/image-pool.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export async function processBuffer(
   operations: Operation[],
   encoding: OutputFormat,
   quality: number
-): Promise<Buffer> {
+): Promise<Uint8Array> {
 	// @ts-ignore
 	const worker = await getWorker()
 
@@ -116,25 +116,29 @@ export async function processBuffer(
 
 	switch (encoding) {
 		case 'avif':
-			return await worker.dispatchJob({ operation: 'encodeavif', imageData, quality: quality || 100 }) as Buffer;
+			return await worker.dispatchJob({
+				operation: 'encodeavif',
+				imageData,
+				quality: quality || 100
+			}) as Uint8Array;
 		case 'jpeg':
 		case 'jpg':
 			return await worker.dispatchJob({
 				operation: 'encodejpeg',
 				imageData,
 				quality: quality || 100,
-			}) as Buffer;
+			}) as Uint8Array;
 		case 'png':
 			return await worker.dispatchJob({
 				operation: 'encodepng',
 				imageData,
-			}) as Buffer;
+			}) as Uint8Array;
 		case 'webp':
 			return await worker.dispatchJob({
 				operation: 'encodejpeg',
 				imageData,
 				quality: quality || 100,
-			}) as Buffer;
+			}) as Uint8Array;
 		default:
 			throw Error(`Unsupported encoding format`)
 	}
diff --git a/packages/integrations/image/src/vendor/squoosh/impl.ts b/packages/integrations/image/src/vendor/squoosh/impl.ts
index c0fd26843..722336807 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/image/src/vendor/squoosh/impl.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/image/src/vendor/squoosh/impl.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export async function resize({ image, width, height }: ResizeOpts) {
 export async function encodeJpeg(
   image: ImageData,
   { quality }: { quality: number }
-): Promise<Buffer> {
+): Promise<Uint8Array> {
   image = ImageData.from(image)
 
   const e = supportedFormats['mozjpeg']
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ export async function encodeJpeg(
     ...e.defaultEncoderOptions,
     quality,
   })
-  return Buffer.from(r)
+  return r
 }
 
 export async function encodeWebp(
   image: ImageData,
   { quality }: { quality: number }
-): Promise<Buffer> {
+): Promise<Uint8Array> {
   image = ImageData.from(image)
 
   const e = supportedFormats['webp']
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ export async function encodeWebp(
     ...e.defaultEncoderOptions,
     quality,
   })
-  return Buffer.from(r)
+  return r
 }
 
 export async function encodeAvif(
   image: ImageData,
   { quality }: { quality: number }
-): Promise<Buffer> {
+): Promise<Uint8Array> {
   image = ImageData.from(image)
 
   const e = supportedFormats['avif']
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ export async function encodeAvif(
     // so a lower value yields higher quality (0 to 100).
     cqLevel: quality === 0 ? val : Math.round(val - (quality / 100) * val),
   })
-  return Buffer.from(r)
+  return r
 }
 
 export async function encodePng(
   image: ImageData
-): Promise<Buffer> {
+): Promise<Uint8Array> {
   image = ImageData.from(image)
 
   const e = supportedFormats['oxipng']
@@ -131,5 +131,5 @@ export async function encodePng(
   const r = await m.encode(image.data, image.width, image.height, {
     ...e.defaultEncoderOptions,
   })
-  return Buffer.from(r)
+  return r
 }