diff --git a/test/common.py b/test/common.py
index 41be6a654a3dc..dad52b50b9340 100644
--- a/test/common.py
+++ b/test/common.py
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ def require_wasm_eh(self):
     if 'EMTEST_SKIP_WASM_EH' in os.environ:
       self.skipTest('test requires node v24 or d8 (and EMTEST_SKIP_WASM_EH is set)')
     self.set_setting('WASM_LEGACY_EXCEPTIONS', 0)
-    if self.try_require_node_version(24):
+    if self.try_require_node_version(22):
       self.node_args.append('--experimental-wasm-exnref')
       return
 
diff --git a/tools/feature_matrix.py b/tools/feature_matrix.py
index d239a8adcdb4f..811b647a2d886 100644
--- a/tools/feature_matrix.py
+++ b/tools/feature_matrix.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class Feature(IntEnum):
     # unflagged version of Node.js 260000 that ships Wasm EH enabled, after
     # Emscripten unit testing has migrated to Node.js 26, and Emsdk ships
     # Node.js 26)
-    'node': 240000,
+    'node': 220000,
   },
 }