diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 00fc823d2..d40c5e907 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@
                   (expand-file-name
                    (format (or (getenv-internal "DOOMPROFILELOADFILE")
                                (file-name-concat (if windows? "doomemacs/data" "doom")
-                                                 "profiles.%d.elc"))
+                                                 "profiles.%d"))
                            emacs-major-version)
                    (or (if windows? (getenv-internal "LOCALAPPDATA"))
                        (getenv-internal "XDG_DATA_HOME")
                        "~/.local/share")))
-                'noerror (not init-file-debug) 'nosuffix)
+                'noerror (not init-file-debug))
           (user-error "Profiles not initialized yet; run 'doom sync' first"))))
 
   ;; PERF: When `load'ing or `require'ing files, each permutation of