diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index fe674043..253bb780 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@
                                     [com.opentable.components/otj-pg-embedded "0.13.3"]]}]
              :uberjar {:global-vars {*assert* false}
                        :jvm-opts ["-Dclojure.compiler.direct-linking=true"
-                                  "-Dclojure.spec.skip-macros=true"]
+                                  "-Dclojure.spec.skip-macros=true"
+                                  "-Dborkdude.dynaload.aot=true"]
                        :main babashka.main
                        :aot :all}
              :reflection {:main babashka.impl.classes/generate-reflection-file}}
diff --git a/script/compile b/script/compile
index 6c8bf451..0d66c005 100755
--- a/script/compile
+++ b/script/compile
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ BABASHKA_BINARY=${BABASHKA_BINARY:-"bb"}
 args=( "-jar" "$BABASHKA_JAR"
        "-H:Name=$BABASHKA_BINARY"
        "-H:+ReportExceptionStackTraces"
-       "-J-Dclojure.spec.skip-macros=true"
-       "-J-Dclojure.compiler.direct-linking=true"
+       "-J-Dborkdude.dynaload.aot=true"
        "-H:IncludeResources=BABASHKA_VERSION"
        "-H:IncludeResources=SCI_VERSION"
        "-H:ReflectionConfigurationFiles=reflection.json"