diff --git a/Sources/ComposableArchitecture/Internal/KeyPath+Sendable.swift b/Sources/ComposableArchitecture/Internal/KeyPath+Sendable.swift
index 57bc9876dc4a..fae979cff8d1 100644
--- a/Sources/ComposableArchitecture/Internal/KeyPath+Sendable.swift
+++ b/Sources/ComposableArchitecture/Internal/KeyPath+Sendable.swift
@@ -26,5 +26,9 @@
 func sendableKeyPath(
   _ keyPath: AnyKeyPath
 ) -> _SendableAnyKeyPath {
-  unsafeBitCast(keyPath, to: _SendableAnyKeyPath.self)
+  #if compiler(>=6)
+    unsafeBitCast(keyPath, to: _SendableAnyKeyPath.self)
+  #else
+    keyPath
+  #endif
 }