--- a/django/db/migrations/loader.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/loader.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class MigrationLoader(object):
             # Scan for .py files
             migration_names = set()
             for name in os.listdir(directory):
-                if name.endswith(".py"):
+                if name.endswith(".py") or name.endswith(".pyc"):
                     import_name = name.rsplit(".", 1)[0]
                     if import_name[0] not in "_.~":
                         migration_names.add(import_name)