diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 4aecfcf2..7a1c6dd3 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name = "FixedPointNumbers"
 uuid = "53c48c17-4a7d-5ca2-90c5-79b7896eea93"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 
 [compat]
 julia = "1"
diff --git a/src/FixedPointNumbers.jl b/src/FixedPointNumbers.jl
index 60ec762d..ad76dfd6 100644
--- a/src/FixedPointNumbers.jl
+++ b/src/FixedPointNumbers.jl
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ end
 rand(::Type{T}) where {T <: FixedPoint} = reinterpret(T, rand(rawtype(T)))
 rand(::Type{T}, sz::Dims) where {T <: FixedPoint} = reinterpret(T, rand(rawtype(T), sz))
 
-include("precompile.jl")
-_precompile_()
+if VERSION >= v"1.1" # work around https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/34121
+    include("precompile.jl")
+    _precompile_()
+end
 
 end # module