diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 95214dc10..770893aaa 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ module.exports = function (_, env) {
 
       // Inline Critical CSS (for the intro screen, essentially)
       isProd && new CrittersPlugin({
+        // use <link rel="stylesheet" media="not x" onload="this.media='all'"> hack to load async css:
+        preload: 'media',
         // inline all styles from any stylesheet below this size:
         inlineThreshold: 2000,
         // don't bother lazy-loading non-critical stylesheets below this size, just inline the non-critical styles too: