diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_ldm.c b/lib/compress/zstd_ldm.c
index 0393745c9..e4d93c62b 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_ldm.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_ldm.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void ZSTD_rust_ldm_skipSequences(void* rawSeqStore, size_t srcSize, U32 minMatch
 void ZSTD_rust_ldm_skipRawSeqStoreBytes(void* rawSeqStore, size_t nbBytes);
 size_t ZSTD_rust_ldm_blockCompress(
         void* rawSeqStore, void* blockContext, void* seqStore, U32 rep[ZSTD_REP_NUM],
-        const void* src, size_t srcSize, U32 minMatch, int useOptimalParser);
+        const void* src, size_t srcSize, U32 minMatch, int strategy);
 U32 ZSTD_rust_ldm_limitTableUpdate(U32 curr, U32 nextToUpdate);
 
 const U64* ZSTD_ldm_rust_gearTable(void);
@@ -406,5 +406,5 @@ size_t ZSTD_ldm_blockCompress(RawSeqStore_t* rawSeqStore,
     assert(context.blockCompressor != NULL);
     return ZSTD_rust_ldm_blockCompress(
             rawSeqStore, &context, seqStore, rep, src, srcSize,
-            ms->cParams.minMatch, ms->cParams.strategy >= ZSTD_btopt);
+            ms->cParams.minMatch, (int)ms->cParams.strategy);
 }
diff --git a/rust/src/zstd_ldm.rs b/rust/src/zstd_ldm.rs
index 913b4899d..e9a2df1f5 100644
--- a/rust/src/zstd_ldm.rs
+++ b/rust/src/zstd_ldm.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const LDM_MIN_MATCH_LENGTH: u32 = 64;
 const HASH_READ_SIZE: usize = 8;
 const ZSTD_REP_NUM: usize = 3;
 const ZSTD_WINDOW_START_INDEX: u32 = 2;
+const ZSTD_BTOPT: c_int = 7;
 
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
@@ -89,6 +90,11 @@ const EMPTY_CANDIDATE: MatchCandidate = MatchCandidate {
     bucket: std::ptr::null_mut(),
 };
 
+#[inline]
+fn use_optimal_parser(strategy: c_int) -> bool {
+    strategy >= ZSTD_BTOPT
+}
+
 unsafe extern "C" {
     fn ZSTD_ldm_rust_gearTable() -> *const u64;
     fn ZSTD_ldm_rust_prepareBlock(context: *mut c_void, anchor: *const c_void);
@@ -940,12 +946,12 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn ZSTD_rust_ldm_blockCompress(
     src: *const c_void,
     src_size: usize,
     min_match: u32,
-    use_optimal_parser: c_int,
+    strategy: c_int,
 ) -> usize {
     let raw_seq_store = raw_seq_store.cast::<RawSeqStore>();
     let input = src.cast::<u8>();
     let input_end = input.wrapping_add(src_size);
-    if use_optimal_parser != 0 {
+    if use_optimal_parser(strategy) {
         unsafe { ZSTD_ldm_rust_setLdmSeqStore(block_context, raw_seq_store.cast::<c_void>()) };
         let last_literals = unsafe {
             ZSTD_ldm_rust_compressLiterals(block_context, seq_store, reps, src, src_size)
@@ -1062,6 +1068,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(params.min_match_length, 64);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn optimal_parser_starts_at_btopt_strategy() {
+        assert!(!use_optimal_parser(ZSTD_BTOPT - 1));
+        assert!(use_optimal_parser(ZSTD_BTOPT));
+        assert!(use_optimal_parser(9));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn raw_sequence_skipping_merges_short_tail_matches() {
         let mut sequences = [