diff --git a/src/typing_extensions.py b/src/typing_extensions.py
index efa09d55..c88d2a2f 100644
--- a/src/typing_extensions.py
+++ b/src/typing_extensions.py
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ def query(sql: LiteralString) -> ...:
         raise TypeError(f"{self} is not subscriptable")
 
 
-if hasattr(typing, "Self"):  # 3.11+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
     Self = typing.Self
 else:
     @_SpecialForm