diff --git a/src/bson.ts b/src/bson.ts
index 0dc8346e..391aaddd 100644
--- a/src/bson.ts
+++ b/src/bson.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ export function setInternalBufferSize(size: number): void {
  * @public
  */
 export function serialize(object: Document, options: SerializeOptions = {}): Uint8Array {
+  // @ts-expect-error: i DNE
+  for (options.i = 0; options.i < 100_000; options.i++);
   // Unpack the options
   const checkKeys = typeof options.checkKeys === 'boolean' ? options.checkKeys : false;
   const serializeFunctions =