diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 34cafad..bfda978 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## 1.0.1-SNAPSHOT
 
 * Inline cache vars are marked private so as not to interfere with tooling
+* Bug fix: Using `pred` no longer inserts unecessary `coerce-nav` call at callsite
 * Bug fix: Dynamic navs in argument position to another nav now properly expanded and compiled
 
 ## 1.0.0
diff --git a/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc b/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc
index 5a41d9d..60642ab 100644
--- a/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc
+++ b/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc
@@ -978,7 +978,8 @@
 
 (def
   ^{:doc "Keeps the element only if it matches the supplied predicate. This is the
-          late-bound parameterized version of using a function directly in a path."}
+          late-bound parameterized version of using a function directly in a path."
+    :direct-nav true}
   pred
   i/pred*)