diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index a85d620dc..247b6092c 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
                   (expand-file-name
                    (format (or (getenv-internal "DOOMPROFILELOADFILE")
                                (file-name-concat (if windows? "doomemacs/data" "doom")
-                                                 "profiles.%d.el"))
+                                                 "profiles.%d.elc"))
                            emacs-major-version)
                    (or (if windows? (getenv-internal "LOCALAPPDATA"))
                        (getenv-internal "XDG_DATA_HOME")
diff --git a/lisp/doom-profiles.el b/lisp/doom-profiles.el
index 4d3f690dc..47b09de64 100644
--- a/lisp/doom-profiles.el
+++ b/lisp/doom-profiles.el
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ caches them in `doom--profiles'. If RELOAD? is non-nil, refresh the cache."
   (print-group!
     (or (let ((byte-compile-warnings (if init-file-debug byte-compile-warnings))
               (byte-compile-dest-file-function
-               (lambda (_) (format "%s.%d.elc" (file-name-sans-extension file) emacs-major-version))))
+               (lambda (_) (format "%s.elc" (file-name-sans-extension file)))))
           (byte-compile-file file))
         ;; Do it again? So the errors/warnings are visible?
         ;; (let ((byte-compile-warnings t))