diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b4a2fae..9f4498f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## 1.1.3-SNAPSHOT
 
+* Better AOT behavior: path functions for inline caching and protpath extensions no longer write eval'd class files. You can force path functions to not override `*compile-files*` by binding `com.rpl.specter.impl/*path-compile-files*` to `true`.
 * Bug fix: fix throw-illegal in cljs
 
 ## 1.1.2 - 2018-11-01
diff --git a/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc b/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc
index 8738cfd..8d76326 100644
--- a/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc
+++ b/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@
              params (-> protpath-prot :sigs first last :arglists first)]
          (doseq [[atype path-code] extensions]
             (extend atype protpath-prot
-              {m (eval `(fn ~params (path ~path-code)))}))))
+              {m (binding [*compile-files* false]
+                   (eval `(fn ~params (path ~path-code))))}))))
 
      (defmacro extend-protocolpath
        "Used in conjunction with `defprotocolpath`. See [[defprotocolpath]]."
diff --git a/src/clj/com/rpl/specter/impl.cljc b/src/clj/com/rpl/specter/impl.cljc
index 3f990fc..ede71e2 100644
--- a/src/clj/com/rpl/specter/impl.cljc
+++ b/src/clj/com/rpl/specter/impl.cljc
@@ -908,6 +908,8 @@
         (if (fn? e) (re-find #" .*" (pr-str e)) e))
       o)))
 
+(def ^:dynamic *path-compile-files* false)
+
 #?(:clj
    (defn mk-dynamic-path-maker [resolved-code ns-str used-locals-list possible-param]
      (let [code `(fn [~@used-locals-list] ~resolved-code)
@@ -916,7 +918,11 @@
         (println "Produced code:")
         (pp/pprint code)
         (println))
-      (binding [*ns* ns] (eval+ code))))
+      (binding [*ns* ns
+                *compile-files* (if *path-compile-files*
+                                  *compile-files*
+                                  false)]
+        (eval+ code))))
 
    :cljs
    (defn mk-dynamic-path-maker [resolved-code ns-str used-locals-list possible-params]