diff --git a/fakeredis/_valkey.py b/fakeredis/_valkey.py
index e1c2e828..5e773f88 100644
--- a/fakeredis/_valkey.py
+++ b/fakeredis/_valkey.py
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-from typing import Any, Self, Dict
+import sys
+from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from . import FakeStrictRedis
 from ._connection import FakeRedis
 from .aioredis import FakeRedis as FakeAsyncRedis
 
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    from typing import Self
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import Self
+
 
 def _validate_server_type(args_dict: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     if "server_type" in args_dict and args_dict["server_type"] != "valkey":