diff --git a/slack_sdk/socket_mode/websockets/__init__.py b/slack_sdk/socket_mode/websockets/__init__.py
index 90af0fc64..4849b0457 100644
--- a/slack_sdk/socket_mode/websockets/__init__.py
+++ b/slack_sdk/socket_mode/websockets/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 
 import websockets
 from websockets.exceptions import WebSocketException
-from websockets.legacy.client import WebSocketClientProtocol
+
+# To keep compatibility with websockets 8.x, we use this import over .legacy.client
+from websockets import WebSocketClientProtocol
 
 from slack_sdk.socket_mode.async_client import AsyncBaseSocketModeClient
 from slack_sdk.socket_mode.async_listeners import (