---
 inflect/compat/py38.py |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/inflect/compat/py38.py
+++ b/inflect/compat/py38.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
+try:
     from typing import Annotated
-else:  # pragma: no cover
+except ImportError:
     from typing_extensions import Annotated  # noqa: F401