diff --git a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/internal/compat.py b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/internal/compat.py
index 7f0af1ac2a..c31640e025 100644
--- a/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/internal/compat.py
+++ b/hypothesis-python/src/hypothesis/internal/compat.py
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
                 TypedDict as TypedDict,
             )
         except ImportError:
-            pass
+            # We can use the old TypedDict from Python 3.8+ at runtime.
+            from typing import TypedDict as TypedDict
 
             class NotRequired:
                 """A runtime placeholder for the NotRequired type, which is not available in Python <3.11."""