diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index a8ea16a25..717c707ab 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name = "Zygote"
 uuid = "e88e6eb3-aa80-5325-afca-941959d7151f"
-version = "0.6.30"
+version = "0.6.31"
 
 [deps]
 AbstractFFTs = "621f4979-c628-5d54-868e-fcf4e3e8185c"
diff --git a/src/lib/literal_getproperty.jl b/src/lib/literal_getproperty.jl
index 1959e9462..c13f7a89b 100644
--- a/src/lib/literal_getproperty.jl
+++ b/src/lib/literal_getproperty.jl
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ function reflect(@nospecialize(sigtypes::Tuple), world::UInt = typemax(UInt))
     end
     method_index === 0 && return nothing
     type_signature, raw_static_params, method = _methods[method_index]
-    method_instance = Core.Compiler.specialize_method(method, type_signature, raw_static_params, false)
+    if VERSION < v"1.8-"
+        method_instance = Core.Compiler.specialize_method(method, type_signature, raw_static_params, false)
+    else
+        method_instance = Core.Compiler.specialize_method(method, type_signature, raw_static_params; preexisting=false)
+    end
     method_signature = method.sig
     static_params = Any[raw_static_params...]
     return method_instance, method_signature, static_params