diff --git a/base/compiler/tfuncs.jl b/base/compiler/tfuncs.jl
index df1861e20c206..0807989f1aa47 100644
--- a/base/compiler/tfuncs.jl
+++ b/base/compiler/tfuncs.jl
@@ -1811,11 +1811,11 @@ function builtin_effects(f::Builtin, argtypes::Vector{Any}, rt)
             nothrow = isvarargtype(argtypes[end]) ? false :
                 builtin_nothrow(f, argtypes[2:end], rt)
         end
-        effect_free = f === isdefined
+        effect_free = true
     elseif f === getglobal && length(argtypes) >= 3
-        nothrow = effect_free = getglobal_nothrow(argtypes[2:end])
+        nothrow = getglobal_nothrow(argtypes[2:end])
         ipo_consistent = nothrow && isconst((argtypes[2]::Const).val, (argtypes[3]::Const).val)
-        #effect_free = nothrow && isbindingresolved((argtypes[2]::Const).val, (argtypes[3]::Const).val)
+        effect_free = true
     else
         ipo_consistent = contains_is(_CONSISTENT_BUILTINS, f)
         effect_free = contains_is(_EFFECT_FREE_BUILTINS, f) || contains_is(_PURE_BUILTINS, f)
diff --git a/test/compiler/irpasses.jl b/test/compiler/irpasses.jl
index 128fd6cc84b7b..38f60b0fd12aa 100644
--- a/test/compiler/irpasses.jl
+++ b/test/compiler/irpasses.jl
@@ -831,3 +831,6 @@ let ci = code_typed(foo_cfg_empty, Tuple{Bool}, optimize=true)[1][1]
     @test length(ir.cfg.blocks) <= 2
     @test isa(ir.stmts[length(ir.stmts)][:inst], ReturnNode)
 end
+
+@test Core.Compiler.builtin_effects(getfield, Any[Complex{Int}, Symbol], Any).effect_free.state == 0x01
+@test Core.Compiler.builtin_effects(getglobal, Any[Module, Symbol], Any).effect_free.state == 0x01