diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
index 0c4a9bfdbe..db3592b903 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
@@ -2145,7 +2145,7 @@ current buffer state and calls REPORT-FN when done."
                    "--batch"
                    ;; "--eval" "(setq load-prefer-newer t)" ; for testing
                    ,@(mapcan (lambda (path) (list "-L" path))
-                             elisp-flymake-byte-compile-load-path)
+                             load-path)
                    "-f" "elisp-flymake--batch-compile-for-flymake"
                    ,temp-file)
         :connection-type 'pipe