diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index 857513b03dc..28473f1d38c 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -1907,6 +1907,8 @@ instead; it will indirectly limit the specpdl stack size as well.")
                         'native-comp-jit-compilation
                         "29.1")
 
+(defvaralias 'native-comp-deferred-compilation 'native-comp-jit-compilation)
+
 
 ;;;; Alternate names for functions - these are not being phased out.