A novel self-normalized weighted bit-flipping (SNWBF) decoding algorithm for low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes is proposed. Compared to the best known weighted bit-flipping decoding, the SNWBF algorithm converges significantly faster but with little performance penalty. For decoding of LDPC codes, the proposed SNWBF algorithm considers not only the reliability of the neighboring check nodes, but also the reliability of each variable node. Compared to the IMWBF algorithm, the proposed algorithm does not require multiplicative normalization and performs even better.