diff --git a/collects/compiler/main.ss b/collects/compiler/main.ss
index 87eb50dda9..6285ac7d68 100644
--- a/collects/compiler/main.ss
+++ b/collects/compiler/main.ss
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@
     #:extra-setup-collections (map list (plt-setup-collections))
     #:file-filter (if (plt-include-compiled)
                     (lambda (path)
-                      (or (regexp-match #rx"compiled$" path) (std-filter path)))
+                      (or (regexp-match #rx#"compiled$" (path->bytes path))
+                          (std-filter path)))
                     std-filter)
     #:at-plt-home? (plt-files-plt-home-relative?)
     #:test-plt-collects? (not (plt-force-install-dir?)))