diff --git a/untyped-only/syntax-parse.rkt b/untyped-only/syntax-parse.rkt
index 014c025..e39f49f 100644
--- a/untyped-only/syntax-parse.rkt
+++ b/untyped-only/syntax-parse.rkt
@@ -9,14 +9,22 @@
 
 (version-case
  [(version< (version) "6.90.0.24")
-  (require (prefix-in - syntax/parse/private/residual))]
+  (require (prefix-in - syntax/parse/private/residual))
+  (define-for-syntax (compatibility-syntax-or-check syntax?)
+    syntax?)]
  [else
   (require (rename-in (prefix-in - racket/private/template)
-                      [-attribute-mapping -make-attribute-mapping]))
+                      [-attribute-mapping -make-attribute-mapping])
+           (only-in syntax/parse/private/residual ;; must be an absolute path
+                    check-attr-value))
   (define-for-syntax (-attribute-mapping-syntax? x)
     ;; attribute-mapping-check is actually false when attribute-mapping-syntax?
     ;; would have been true (thanks rmculpepper !)
-    (not (-attribute-mapping-check x)))])
+    (not (-attribute-mapping-check x)))
+  (define-for-syntax (compatibility-syntax-or-check syntax?)
+    (if syntax?
+        #f
+        (quote-syntax check-attr-value)))])
 
 (provide attribute*
          (for-syntax attribute-info)
@@ -90,7 +98,7 @@
         (-make-attribute-mapping (quote-syntax valvar)
                                  'name
                                  'depth
-                                 'syntax?))
+                                 (compatibility-syntax-or-check 'syntax?)))
       (define-syntax name
         (make-syntax-mapping 'depth
                              (quote-syntax tmp-attr)))))