diff --git a/src/RootedTrees.jl b/src/RootedTrees.jl
index 8ab0f1f..61738d6 100644
--- a/src/RootedTrees.jl
+++ b/src/RootedTrees.jl
@@ -1613,9 +1613,7 @@ function __init__()
     return nothing
 end
 
-# explicit precompilation on Julia v1.8 and newer
-@static if VERSION >= v"1.8"
-    include("precompile.jl")
-end
+# explicit precompilation
+include("precompile.jl")
 
 end # module