diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index 9d1f1a7ab..fb197d725 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -587,6 +587,8 @@ module Sys
 
     @static if VERSION < v"0.7.0-DEV.3073"
         const BINDIR = JULIA_HOME
+    else
+        const BINDIR = Base.Sys.BINDIR
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 05afe97e0..28f81756e 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -985,6 +985,13 @@ end
 @test ComplexF32 === Complex{Float32}
 @test ComplexF64 === Complex{Float64}
 
+# 0.7.0-DEV.3073
+if VERSION < v"0.7.0-DEV.3073"
+    @test Compat.Sys.BINDIR == JULIA_HOME
+else
+    @test Compat.Sys.BINDIR == Sys.BINDIR
+end
+
 if VERSION < v"0.6.0"
     include("deprecated.jl")
 end