diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 43e8f6356..8e8f32b54 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -949,24 +949,32 @@ static void quantize_row_q4_0(const float * restrict x, void * restrict vy, int
     }
 #elif defined(__wasm_simd128__)
     for (int i = 0; i < nb; i++) {
-        float amax = 0.0f; // absolute max
+        float max = 0.0f;
+        float min = 0.0f;
 
         v128_t srcv [8];
-        v128_t asrcv[8];
-        v128_t amaxv[8];
+        v128_t maxv[8];
+        v128_t minv[8];
 
         for (int l = 0; l < 8; l++) srcv[l]  = wasm_v128_load(x + i*32 + 4*l);
-        for (int l = 0; l < 8; l++) asrcv[l] = wasm_f32x4_abs(srcv[l]);
 
-        for (int l = 0; l < 4; l++) amaxv[2*l] = wasm_f32x4_max(asrcv[2*l], asrcv[2*l+1]);
-        for (int l = 0; l < 2; l++) amaxv[4*l] = wasm_f32x4_max(amaxv[4*l], amaxv[4*l+2]);
-        for (int l = 0; l < 1; l++) amaxv[8*l] = wasm_f32x4_max(amaxv[8*l], amaxv[8*l+4]);
+        for (int l = 0; l < 4; l++) maxv[2*l] = wasm_f32x4_max(srcv[2*l], srcv[2*l+1]);
+        for (int l = 0; l < 2; l++) maxv[4*l] = wasm_f32x4_max(maxv[4*l], maxv[4*l+2]);
+        for (int l = 0; l < 1; l++) maxv[8*l] = wasm_f32x4_max(maxv[8*l], maxv[8*l+4]);
 
-        amax = MAX(
-                MAX(wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(amaxv[0], 0), wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(amaxv[0], 1)),
-                MAX(wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(amaxv[0], 2), wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(amaxv[0], 3)));
+        for (int l = 0; l < 4; l++) minv[2*l] = wasm_f32x4_min(srcv[2*l], srcv[2*l+1]);
+        for (int l = 0; l < 2; l++) minv[4*l] = wasm_f32x4_min(minv[4*l], minv[4*l+2]);
+        for (int l = 0; l < 1; l++) minv[8*l] = wasm_f32x4_min(minv[8*l], minv[8*l+4]);
 
-        const float d = amax / ((1 << 3) - 1);
+        max = MAX(
+                MAX(wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(maxv[0], 0), wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(maxv[0], 1)),
+                MAX(wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(maxv[0], 2), wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(maxv[0], 3)));
+        min = MIN(
+                MIN(wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(minv[0], 0), wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(minv[0], 1)),
+                MIN(wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(minv[0], 2), wasm_f32x4_extract_lane(minv[0], 3)));
+
+        const float magnitude = max >= fabsf(min) ? max : min;
+        const float d = magnitude / -8;
         const float id = d ? 1.0/d : 0.0;
 
         y[i].d = d;
@@ -975,9 +983,10 @@ static void quantize_row_q4_0(const float * restrict x, void * restrict vy, int
             const v128_t v  = wasm_f32x4_mul(srcv[l], wasm_f32x4_splat(id));
             const v128_t vf = wasm_f32x4_add(v, wasm_f32x4_splat(8.5f));
             const v128_t vi = wasm_i32x4_trunc_sat_f32x4(vf);
+            const v128_t vc = wasm_i32x4_min_u(vi, wasm_i32x4_splat(15));
 
-            y[i].qs[2*l + 0] = wasm_i32x4_extract_lane(vi, 0) | (wasm_i32x4_extract_lane(vi, 1) << 4);
-            y[i].qs[2*l + 1] = wasm_i32x4_extract_lane(vi, 2) | (wasm_i32x4_extract_lane(vi, 3) << 4);
+            y[i].qs[2*l + 0] = wasm_i32x4_extract_lane(vc, 0) | (wasm_i32x4_extract_lane(vc, 1) << 4);
+            y[i].qs[2*l + 1] = wasm_i32x4_extract_lane(vc, 2) | (wasm_i32x4_extract_lane(vc, 3) << 4);
         }
     }
 #else