diff --git a/stdlib/2and3/py_compile.pyi b/stdlib/2and3/py_compile.pyi
index 4b57f0d3a..7613fd511 100644
--- a/stdlib/2and3/py_compile.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2and3/py_compile.pyi
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ if sys.version_info >= (3, 7):
         CHECKED_HASH: int = ...
         UNCHECKED_HASH: int = ...
     def _get_default_invalidation_mode() -> PycInvalidationMode: ...
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+    def compile(file: AnyStr, cfile: Optional[AnyStr] = ..., dfile: Optional[AnyStr] = ..., doraise: bool = ..., optimize: int = ..., invalidation_mode: Optional[PycInvalidationMode] = ..., quiet: int = ...) -> Optional[AnyStr]: ...
+elif sys.version_info >= (3, 7):
     def compile(file: AnyStr, cfile: Optional[AnyStr] = ..., dfile: Optional[AnyStr] = ..., doraise: bool = ..., optimize: int = ..., invalidation_mode: Optional[PycInvalidationMode] = ...) -> Optional[AnyStr]: ...
 elif sys.version_info >= (3, 2):
     def compile(file: AnyStr, cfile: Optional[AnyStr] = ..., dfile: Optional[AnyStr] = ..., doraise: bool = ..., optimize: int = ...) -> Optional[AnyStr]: ...
diff --git a/tests/stubtest_whitelists/py38.txt b/tests/stubtest_whitelists/py38.txt
index ccc1218c9..c4b55a503 100644
--- a/tests/stubtest_whitelists/py38.txt
+++ b/tests/stubtest_whitelists/py38.txt
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ pickle.Pickler.reducer_override-redefinition
 platform.DEV_NULL
 profile.Profile.runcall
 pwd.getpwuid
-py_compile.compile
 pyclbr.Class.__init__
 pyclbr.Function.__init__
 queue.SimpleQueue.__init__