diff --git a/lisp/doom.el b/lisp/doom.el
index ef15c03dc..948332387 100644
--- a/lisp/doom.el
+++ b/lisp/doom.el
@@ -272,12 +272,6 @@ where the module's group and name was deduced from the first and second level of
 directories. For example: if $DOOMDIR/modules/ is an entry, a
 $DOOMDIR/modules/lang/ruby/ directory represents a ':lang ruby' module.")
 
-(defvar doom-bin-dir (expand-file-name "bin/" doom-emacs-dir)
-  "Where Doom's executables are stored.
-
-Defaults to $EMACSDIR/bin, where $EMACSDIR is `doom-emacs-dir'. Must end in a
-slash.")
-
 ;; DEPRECATED: .local will be removed entirely in 3.0
 (defvar doom-local-dir
   (if-let* ((localdir (getenv-internal "DOOMLOCALDIR")))
diff --git a/lisp/lib/config.el b/lisp/lib/config.el
index 9771e8225..97a585a12 100644
--- a/lisp/lib/config.el
+++ b/lisp/lib/config.el
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@
 
 (defmacro doom--if-compile (command on-success &optional on-failure)
   (declare (indent 2))
-  `(let ((doom-bin "doom")
-         (default-directory doom-emacs-dir)
-         (exec-path (cons doom-bin-dir exec-path)))
+  `(let* ((doom-bin "doom")
+          (doom-bin-dir (expand-file-name "bin/" doom-emacs-dir))
+          (default-directory doom-emacs-dir)
+          (exec-path (cons doom-bin-dir exec-path)))
      (when (and (featurep :system 'windows)
                 (string-match-p "cmdproxy.exe$" shell-file-name))
        (unless (executable-find "pwsh")