diff --git a/flask_compress/compat.py b/flask_compress/compat.py
index dccf572..12a03d7 100644
--- a/flask_compress/compat.py
+++ b/flask_compress/compat.py
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@
 # When Python 3.14 is the lowest supported version,
 # the `import compression.*` statements can move to `flask_compress.py`
 # and this try/except block can be removed from this file.
-try:
-    # Python >= 3.14
+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
     import compression.gzip
     import compression.zlib
     import compression.zstd
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    # Python <= 3.13
+else:  # Python <= 3.13
     import gzip
     import types
     import zlib
 
-    import pyzstd
+    from backports import zstd
 
     compression = types.SimpleNamespace()
     compression.gzip = gzip
     compression.zlib = zlib
-    compression.zstd = pyzstd
+    compression.zstd = zstd
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cc4262e..1944998 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "flask",
         "brotli; platform_python_implementation!='PyPy'",
         "brotlicffi; platform_python_implementation=='PyPy'",
-        "pyzstd; python_version<'3.14'",
+        "backports.zstd; python_version<'3.14'",
     ],
     setup_requires=[
         "setuptools_scm",