diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9bca82ec..b3a74130f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ Currently, the `@compat` macro supports the following syntaxes:
 * `Complex32`, `Complex64`, and `Complex128` are now `ComplexF16`, `ComplexF32`, and
   `ComplexF64`, respectively ([#24647]).
 
+* `JULIA_HOME` is now `Sys.BINDIR`, available in the `Compat.Sys` submodule. ([#25102])
+
 ## New macros
 
 * `@__DIR__` has been added ([#18380])
@@ -392,3 +394,4 @@ includes this fix. Find the minimum version from there.
 [#24652]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/24652
 [#24657]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/24657
 [#24785]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/24785
+[#25102]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/25102
diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index 676e196f8..9d1f1a7ab 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -584,6 +584,10 @@ module Sys
     else
         import Base.Sys: isapple, isbsd, islinux, isunix, iswindows
     end
+
+    @static if VERSION < v"0.7.0-DEV.3073"
+        const BINDIR = JULIA_HOME
+    end
 end
 
 @static if VERSION < v"0.7.0-DEV.892"