diff --git a/base/precompilation.jl b/base/precompilation.jl
index d50a48a1411407..8708c88084fb92 100644
--- a/base/precompilation.jl
+++ b/base/precompilation.jl
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ end
 const Config = Pair{Cmd, Base.CacheFlags}
 const PkgConfig = Tuple{Base.PkgId,Config}
 
+# TODO: Remove once Pkg moves to the renamed kwarg `flags_cacheflags` -> `configs`
+precompilepkgs(args...; flags_cacheflags, kwargs...) = precompilepkgs(args...; configs=flags_cacheflags, kwargs...)
+
 function precompilepkgs(pkgs::Vector{String}=String[]; internal_call::Bool=false,
                     strict::Bool=false, warn_loaded = true, timing::Bool = false,
                     _from_loading::Bool=false, configs::Union{Config,Vector{Config}}=(``=>Base.CacheFlags()),